Queen Of Sheba (John Newton Poems)
From Sheba a distant reportOf Solomon's glory and fame,Invited the queen to his court,But all was outdone when she came;She ...
John Newton Poems on Prayers (28 Poems)
The Ruler’s Daughter Raised (John Newton Poems)
Could the creatures help or ease usSeldom should we think of prayer;Few, if any, come to Jesus,Till reduced to self-dispair:Long ...
When Hannah Pressed With Grief (John Newton Poems)
When Hannah pressed with grief,Poured forth her soul in prayer;She quickly found relief,And left her burden there:Like her, in every ...
The Disciples At Sea (John Newton Poems)
Constrained by their Lord to embark,And venture, without him, to sea;The season tempestuous and dark,How grieved the disciples must be!But ...
Saul’s Armor (John Newton Poems)
When first my soul enlistedMy Saviour's foes to fight;Mistaken friends insistedI was not armed aright:So Saul advised DavidHe certainly would ...
The Inward Warfare (John Newton Poems)
Strange and mysterious is my life,What opposites I feel within!A stable peace, a constant strife,The rule of grace, the pow'r ...
Peter Released From Prison (John Newton Poems)
Fervent persevering prayersAre faith's assured resource,Brazen gates, and iron bars,In vain withstand their force:Peter when in prison cast,Though by soldiers ...
The Change (John Newton Poems)
Saviour shine and cheer my soul,Bid my dying hopes revive;Make my wounded spirit whole,Far away the tempter drive:Speak the word ...
The True Aaron (John Newton Poems)
See Aaron, God's anointed priest,Within the veil appear;In robes of mystic meaning dressed,Presenting Israel's prayer.The plate of gold which crowns ...
Lovest Thou Me? (John Newton Poems)
'Tis a point I long to know,Oft it causes anxious thought;Do I love the Lord, or no?Am I his, or ...
The Barren Fig-Tree (John Newton Poems)
The church a garden isIn which believers stand,Like ornamental treesPlanted by God's own hand:His Spirit waters all their roots,And every ...
On The Death Of A Believer (John Newton Poems)
In vain my fancy strives to paintThe moment after deathThe glories that surround the saint,When yielding up its breath.One gentle ...
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 ...
Oh That I Were As In Months Past! (John Newton Poems)
Sweet was the time when first I feltThe Saviour's pard'ning bloodApplied, to cleanse my soul from guilt,And bring me home ...
Woman Of Canaan (John Newton Poems)
Prayer an answer will obtain,Though the Lord awhile delay;None shall seek his face in vain,None be empty sent away.When the ...
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 ...
Ask What I Shall Give Thee (III) (John Newton Poems)
Behold the throne of grace!The promise calls me near;There Jesus shows a smiling face,And waits to answer prayer.That rich atoning ...
Manna To Israel Well Supplied (John Newton Poems)
Manna to Israel well suppliedThe want of other bread;While God is able to provide,His people shall be fed.Thus though the ...
Manna Hoarded (John Newton Poems)
The manna favored Israel's meat,Was gathered day by day;When all the host was served, the heatMelted the rest away.In vain ...
We Were Pharaoh’s Bondmen (John Newton Poems)
Beneath the tyrant Satan's yokeOur souls were long oppressed;Till grace our galling fetters broke,And gave the weary rest.Jesus, in that ...
Ask What I Shall Give Thee (I) (John Newton Poems)
Come, my soul, thy suit prepare,Jesus loves to answer prayer;He Himself has bid thee pray,Therefore will not say thee nay.Thou ...
The Wheat And Tares (John Newton Poems)
Though in the outward church belowThe wheat and tares together grow;Jesus ere long will weed the crop,And pluck the tares, ...
The Believer’s Danger, Safety, And Duty (John Newton Poems)
Simon, beware! the Saviour said,Satan, your subtle foe,Already has his measures laidYour soul to overthrow.He wants to sift you all, ...
My Name Is Jacob (John Newton Poems)
Nay, I cannot let Thee go,Till a blessing thou bestow;Do not turn away thy face,Mine's an urgent pressing case.Dost thou ...
Pleading For Mercy (John Newton Poems)
In mercy, not in wrath, rebukeThy feeble worm, my God!My spirit dreads thine angry look,And trembles at thy rod.Have mercy, ...
Sampson’s Lion (John Newton Poems)
The lion that on Sampson roared,And thirsted for his blood;With honey afterwards was stored,And furnished him with food.Believers, as they ...
The Effort (John Newton Poems)
Approach, my soul, the mercy-seatWhere Jesus answers prayer;There humbly fall before His feet,For none can perish there.Thy promise is my ...
More With Us Than With Them (John Newton Poems)
Alas! Elisha's servant cried,When he the Syrian army spied,But he was soon released from care,In answer to the prophet's prayer.Straitway ...