Elijah Fed By Ravens (John Newton Poems)
Elijah's example declares,Whatever distress may betide;The saints may commit all their caresTo him who will surely provide:When rain long withheld ...
John Newton Poems on Nature (14 Poems)
The Day Of Judgement (John Newton Poems)
Day of judgement, day of wonders!Hark! the trumpet's awful sound,Louder than a thousand thunders,Shakes the vast creation round!How the summons ...
The Legion Dispossessed (John Newton Poems)
Legion was my name by nature,Satan raged within my breast;Never misery was greater,Never sinner more possessed:Mischievous to all around me,To ...
Waiting For Spring (John Newton Poems)
Though cloudy skies, and northern blasts,Retard the gentle spring awhile;The sun will conqu'ror prove at last,And nature wear a vernal ...
Zaccheus (John Newton Poems)
Zaccheus climbed the tree,And thought himself unknown;But how surprised was heWhen Jesus called him down!The Lord beheld him, though concealed,And ...
The Importunate Widow (John Newton Poems)
Our Lord, who knows full wellThe heart of every saint;Invites us, by a parable,To pray and never faint.He bows his ...
The Book Of Creation (John Newton Poems)
The book of nature open lies,With much instruction stored;But till the Lord anoints our eyesWe cannot read a word.Philosophers have ...
Adam (John Newton Poems)
On man, in his own image made,How much did GOD bestow?The whole creation homage paid,And owned him LORD, below!He dwelt ...
The Garden (John Newton Poems)
A Garden contemplation suits,And may instruction yield,Sweeter than all the flow'rs and fruitsWith which the spot is filled.Eden was Adam's ...
The Blasted Fig-Tree (John Newton Poems)
One aweful word which Jesus spoke,Against the tree which bore no fruit;More piercing than the lightning's stroke,Blasted and dried it ...
Trust Of The Wicked, And The Righteous Compared (John Newton Poems)
As parched in the barren sandsBeneath a burning sky,The worthless bramble with'ring stands,And only grows to die.Such is the sinner's ...
The Refuge, River, And Rock Of The Church (John Newton Poems)
He who on earth as man was known,And bore our sins and pains;Now, seated on th' eternal throne,The God of ...
In Evil Long I Took Delight (John Newton Poems)
In evil long I took delight,Unawed by shame or fear,Till a new object struck my sight,And stopped my wild career.I ...
The Joy Of The Lord Is Your Strength (John Newton Poems)
Joy is a fruit that will not growIn nature's barren foil;All we can boast, till Christ we know,Is vanity and ...