Olney hymns [by J. Newton and W. Cowper.].

John Newton, William Cowper

T. Wilkins, No. 12. Bartholomew-Close sold also by J. Buckland, No. 57, Paternoster-Row, 1783 - Hymns, English - 376 pages

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I love Olney Hymns for Cowper's hymns especially. Because of his illness, he contributed only 67 of the 379 hymns, but his verses include some of the finest poetry found in hymns.

Contents

• O how I love thy holy word 295: 1
• If for a time the air be calm 257: 11
• The lion hat on Samson roard: 19
• Savd by blood I live to tell 332: 22
• Ott as thebell with solemn toll 24 4: 24
• The message first to Smyrna sent 156: 26
• The word of Christ our Lord 152: 43
• If to Jesus for relief 316: 52
• That man no guard or weapons needs: 55
• On the fame flowr we often fee 261: 61
• dory to God the Fathers name 373: 63
• In themselves as weak as worms 230: 66
• As some tall rock amidst the waves 137: 70
• PEisive doubting searful heart: 73
• Pleasing spring again is here 200: 84
• would but cannot sing 144: 88
• Oft as the lepers case I read 9 3: 93
• Ye sons of earth prepare the plough: 96
• Tho in the outward church below: 97
• As the funs enlivning eye 241: 98
• Poor weak and worthless tho I am 34: 99
• T Egion was my name by nature: 104
• Could the creatures help or ease us: 106
• When sinners utter boasting words: 107
• The church a garden is: 117
• A worldling spent each day: 120
• Jesus to what didst tbou submit: 127
• Behold the throne of grace: 128
• When the apostle wonders wrought: 131
• TArkness overspreads us here: 145
• See another year is gone: 169
• Oft in vain the voice of truth: 173
• Bestow dear Lord upon our youth: 175
• When the belstvd disciple took: 177
• Dear Lord accept a sinsul heart 34: 180
• Preachers may from Ezekiels case: 181
• TTLijahs example declares 4 1: 186
• O God whose favourable eye 347: 187
• Jesus who bought us with his blood: 189
• See how rude winters icy hand: 197
• Tho cloudy skies and northern blasts: 198
• Be still my heart these anxious cares 319: 199
• The Gon who once to Israel spoke: 201
• See the corn again in ear: 204
• The Lord our salvation and light: 209
• j Let hearts and tongues unite: 210
• O Lord our languid souls inspire: 212
• Jesus whose blood so freely streamd 25: 213
• When Moses wavd his mystic rod: 223
• Let me dwell on Golgotha 225: 225
• The Spirit breathes upon the word: 231
• Precious Bible what a treasure: 232
• See the gloomy gathring cloud: 237
• God with one piercing glance looks: 247
• The book of nature open lies: 251
• Thosmall the drops of falling rain: 258
• The ice and snow we lately saw: 259
• When the sun with cheersul beams: 268
• See the world for youth prepares: 269
• Blinded in youth by Satans arts: 271
• Shall men pretend to pleafure: 278
• Breathe from the gentle South O Lord: 288
• To thee our wants are known 371: 291
• God moves in a mysterious way: 293
• Tis a point I long to know 135: 294
• When darkness long has veild my mind: 300
• When my Saviour my Shepherd is near: 307
• Father of Angels and of men 372: 310
• For mercies countless as the sands 57: 321
• When the poor prisner thrograte: 325
• Unless the Lord had been my stay 299: 327
• Yes since God himself has said it: 330
• O speak that gracious word again: 331
• Let us adore the grace that seeks 188: 337
• Sin enflavd me many years: 341
• ietx Lord my froward heart: 343
• ZAccheus climbd the tree 122: 347
• What a mournsul lise is mine 58: 350
• Grace triumphant in the throne: 352
• With Satan my accuser near _: 360
• Lord my soul with pleasure springs 327: 365
• Chief shepherd of thy chosen sheep 219: 366
• What think you of Christ? is the test 100: 368
• Jesus is mine Im now prepard r: 369
• Mary to her Saviours tomb 133: 371
• E saints on earth ascribe with: 373
• Sin has undone our wretched race 178: 374

Popular passages

Page 135 - Mine is an unchanging love, Higher than the heights above, Deeper than the depths beneath, Free and faithful, strong as death. 5 " Thou shalt see My glory soon, When the work of grace is done ; Partner of My throne shalt be ; Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou Me?

Page 4 - Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.

Page 136 - Yet I mourn my stubborn will, Find my sin a grief and thrall ; Should I grieve for what I feel, If I did not love at all?

Page 326 - There, if Thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace and joy and love She communes with her God ! There like the nightingale she pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise.

Page 135 - Lord, it is my chief complaint, That my love is weak and faint ; Yet I love thee, and adore ; Oh ! for grace to love thee more.

Page 326 - What thanks I owe thee, and what love, A boundless, endless store, Shall echo through the realms above When time shall be no more.

Page 229 - Have you no words ? Ah ! think again, Words flow apace when you complain, And fill your fellow-creature's ear, With the sad tale of all your care. 6 Were half the breath thus vainly spent To heaven in supplication sent, Your cheerful song would oft'ner be, " Hear what the Lord has done for me.

Page 167 - As the winged arrow flies, Speedily the mark to find ; As the lightning from the skies Darts, and leaves no trace behind ; Swiftly thus our fleeting days Bear us down life's rapid stream ; Upward, Lord, our spirits raise; All below is but a dream.

Page 373 - May the Grace of Christ our Saviour, And the Father's boundless Love, With the Holy Spirit's Favour, Rest upon us from above. Thus may we abide in union, With each other and the LORD ; And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford.

Page 298 - GOD of my life, to thee I call, Afflicted at thy feet I fall ; When the great water-floods prevail, Leave not my trembling heart to fail *. 2 Friend of the friendless and the faint, Where should I lodge my deep complaint ? Where "but with thee...

Bibliographic information

• Title: Olney hymns [by J. Newton and W. Cowper.].
• Authors: John Newton, William Cowper
• Edition: 3
• Publisher: T. Wilkins, No. 12. Bartholomew-Close sold also by J. Buckland, No. 57, Paternoster-Row, 1783
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Aug 25, 2006
• Length: 376 pages