Complete historical hymnal · 1779
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- On man, in his own image madeBook 1, Hymn 1 · John Newton
- When Adam fell he quickly lostBook 1, Hymn 2 · John Newton
- O! for a closer walk with GodBook 1, Hymn 3 · William Cowper
- By faith in CHRIST I walk with GodBook 1, Hymn 4 · John Newton
- How hurtful was the choice of LotBook 1, Hymn 5 · John Newton
- The saints should never be dismayedBook 1, Hymn 6 · William Cowper
- Though troubles assailBook 1, Hymn 7 · John Newton
- Poor Esau repented too lateBook 1, Hymn 8 · John Newton
- If the LORD our leader beBook 1, Hymn 9 · John Newton
- Nay, I cannot let Thee goBook 1, Hymn 10 · John Newton
- My soul once had its plenteous yearsBook 1, Hymn 11 · John Newton
- When Joseph his brethren beheldBook 1, Hymn 12 · John Newton
- Bitter, indeed, the waters areBook 1, Hymn 13 · John Newton
- Heal us, EMMANUEL, here we areBook 1, Hymn 14 · William Cowper
- Manna to Israel well suppliedBook 1, Hymn 15 · John Newton
- The manna favored Israel’s meatBook 1, Hymn 16 · John Newton
- By whom was David taughtBook 1, Hymn 17 · William Cowper
- When Israel heard the fiery lawBook 1, Hymn 18 · John Newton
- See Aaron, God’s anointed priestBook 1, Hymn 19 · John Newton
- How blest the righteous areBook 1, Hymn 20 · John Newton
- When Joshua, by GOD’s commandBook 1, Hymn 21 · John Newton
- Jesus, whose blood so freely streamedBook 1, Hymn 22 · William Cowper
- The signs which GOD to Gideon gaveBook 1, Hymn 23 · John Newton
- The lion that on Sampson roaredBook 1, Hymn 24 · John Newton
- When Hannah pressed with griefBook 1, Hymn 25 · John Newton
- When first to make my heart his ownBook 1, Hymn 26 · John Newton
- The kine unguided wentBook 1, Hymn 27 · John Newton
- When first my soul enlistedBook 1, Hymn 28 · John Newton
- How David, when by sin deceivedBook 1, Hymn 29 · John Newton
- Poor, weak, and worthless though I amBook 1, Hymn 30 · John Newton
- Come, my soul, thy suit prepareBook 1, Hymn 31 · John Newton
- If Solomon for wisdom prayedBook 1, Hymn 32 · John Newton
- Behold the throne of grace!Book 1, Hymn 33 · John Newton
- From Sheba a distant reportBook 1, Hymn 34 · John Newton
- Elijah’s example declaresBook 1, Hymn 35 · John Newton
- By the poor widow’s oil and mealBook 1, Hymn 36 · John Newton
- Though Jericho pleasantly stoodBook 1, Hymn 37 · John Newton
- Before Elisha’s gateBook 1, Hymn 38 · John Newton
- The prophets sons, in time of oldBook 1, Hymn 39 · John Newton
- Alas! Elisha’s servant criedBook 1, Hymn 40 · John Newton
- Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)Book 1, Hymn 41 · John Newton
- Joy is a fruit that will not growBook 1, Hymn 42 · John Newton
- Sweet was the time when first I feltBook 1, Hymn 43 · John Newton
- Savior shine and cheer my soulBook 1, Hymn 44 · John Newton
- In mercy, not in wrath, rebukeBook 1, Hymn 45 · John Newton
- How tedious and tasteless the hoursBook 1, Hymn 46 · John Newton
- Incarnate God! the soul that knowsBook 1, Hymn 47 · John Newton
- That man no guard or weapons needsBook 1, Hymn 48 · John Newton
- When Israel was from Egypt freedBook 1, Hymn 49 · John Newton
- For mercies, countless as the sandsBook 1, Hymn 50 · John Newton
- What a mournful life is mineBook 1, Hymn 51 · John Newton
- Ere God had built the mountainsBook 1, Hymn 52 · William Cowper
- One there is, above all othersBook 1, Hymn 53 · John Newton
- The evils that beset our pathBook 1, Hymn 54 · John Newton
- God gives his mercies to be spent;Book 1, Hymn 55 · William Cowper
- Honey though the bee preparesBook 1, Hymn 56 · John Newton
- How sweet the name of Jesus soundsBook 1, Hymn 57 · John Newton
- I Will praise thee every dayBook 1, Hymn 58 · William Cowper
- He who on earth as man was knownBook 1, Hymn 59 · John Newton
- Glorious things of thee are spokenBook 1, Hymn 60 · John Newton
- As the serpent raised by MosesBook 1, Hymn 61 · John Newton
- How lost was my conditionBook 1, Hymn 62 · John Newton
- Pensive, doubting, fearful heartBook 1, Hymn 63 · John Newton
- The LORD will happiness divineBook 1, Hymn 64 · William Cowper
- Hear what God the LORD hath spokenBook 1, Hymn 65 · William Cowper
- As parched in the barren sandsBook 1, Hymn 66 · John Newton
- My God! how perfect are thy ways!Book 1, Hymn 67 · William Cowper
- My God! till I received thy strokeBook 1, Hymn 68 · William Cowper
- From pole to pole let others roamBook 1, Hymn 69 · John Newton
- Once perishing in blood I layBook 1, Hymn 70 · John Newton
- The Lord proclaims his grace abroad!Book 1, Hymn 71 · William Cowper
- As birds their infant brood protectBook 1, Hymn 72 · William Cowper
- Supported by the wordBook 1, Hymn 73 · John Newton
- Poor sinners! little do they thinkBook 1, Hymn 74 · John Newton
- As once for Jonah, so the LordBook 1, Hymn 75 · John Newton
- Son of God! thy people’s shield!Book 1, Hymn 76 · John Newton
- With Satan, my accuser nearBook 1, Hymn 77 · John Newton
- Jesus Christ, the Lord’s anointedBook 1, Hymn 78 · John Newton
- There is a fountain filled with bloodBook 1, Hymn 79 · William Cowper
- When sinners utter boasting wordsBook 1, Hymn 80 · John Newton
- Encouraged by thy wordBook 1, Hymn 81 · John Newton
- Oft as the leper’s case I readBook 1, Hymn 82 · John Newton
- Physician of my sin–sick soulBook 1, Hymn 83 · John Newton
- When Jesus claims the sinner’s heartBook 1, Hymn 84 · John Newton
- Ye sons of earth prepare the plowBook 1, Hymn 85 · William Cowper
- Though in the outward church belowBook 1, Hymn 86 · John Newton
- A Word from JESUS calms the seaBook 1, Hymn 87 · John Newton
- Prayer an answer will obtainBook 1, Hymn 88 · John Newton
- What think you of Christ? is the testBook 1, Hymn 89 · John Newton
- When descending from the skyBook 1, Hymn 90 · John Newton
- When Peter boasted, soon he fellBook 1, Hymn 91 · John Newton
- Legion was my name by natureBook 1, Hymn 92 · John Newton
- Could the creatures help or ease usBook 1, Hymn 93 · John Newton
- When the disciples crossed the lakeBook 1, Hymn 94 · John Newton
- Mercy, O thou Son of David!Book 1, Hymn 95 · John Newton
- Thy mansion is the christian’s heartBook 1, Hymn 96 · William Cowper
- One aweful word which JESUS spokeBook 1, Hymn 97 · John Newton
- Once a woman silent stoodBook 1, Hymn 98 · John Newton
- How kind the good SamaritanBook 1, Hymn 99 · John Newton
- Martha her love and joy expressedBook 1, Hymn 100 · John Newton
- The castle of the human heartBook 1, Hymn 101 · John Newton
- My barns are full, my stores increaseBook 1, Hymn 102 · John Newton
- The church a garden isBook 1, Hymn 103 · John Newton
- Afflictions, though they seem severe;Book 1, Hymn 104 · John Newton
- A Worldling spent each dayBook 1, Hymn 105 · John Newton
- Our Lord, who knows full wellBook 1, Hymn 106 · John Newton
- Zaccheus climbed the treeBook 1, Hymn 107 · John Newton
- Simon, beware! the Savior saidBook 1, Hymn 108 · John Newton
- Father, forgive (the Savior said)Book 1, Hymn 109 · John Newton
- Sovereign grace has pow’r aloneBook 1, Hymn 110 · John Newton
- Jesus, to what didst thou submitBook 1, Hymn 111 · John Newton
- Beside the gospel poolBook 1, Hymn 112 · John Newton
- Here at Bethesda’s pool, the poorBook 1, Hymn 113 · John Newton
- Constrained by their LORD to embarkBook 1, Hymn 114 · John Newton
- When any turn from Zion’s wayBook 1, Hymn 115 · John Newton
- I Am, saith CHRIST our glorious headBook 1, Hymn 116 · John Newton
- Mary to her Savior’s tombBook 1, Hymn 117 · John Newton
- Hark, my soul! it is the LORD;Book 1, Hymn 118 · William Cowper
- ’Tis a point I long to knowBook 1, Hymn 119 · John Newton
- As some tall rock amidst the wavesBook 1, Hymn 120 · John Newton
- Lord, thou hast won, at length I yieldBook 1, Hymn 121 · John Newton
- Fervent persevering prayersBook 1, Hymn 122 · John Newton
- A Believer, free from careBook 1, Hymn 123 · John Newton
- Then the apostle wonders wroughtBook 1, Hymn 124 · John Newton
- If Paul in Caesar’s court must standBook 1, Hymn 125 · John Newton
- I would, but cannot singBook 1, Hymn 126 · John Newton
- Darkness overspreads us hereBook 1, Hymn 127 · John Newton
- When Israel’s tribes were parched with thirstBook 1, Hymn 128 · John Newton
- Oppressed with unbelief and sinBook 1, Hymn 129 · John Newton
- Strange and mysterious is my lifeBook 1, Hymn 130 · John Newton
- Fierce passions discompose the mindBook 1, Hymn 131 · William Cowper
- Israel in ancient daysBook 1, Hymn 132 · William Cowper
- The word of CHRIST, our LordBook 1, Hymn 133 · John Newton
- By various maxims, forms and rulesBook 1, Hymn 134 · John Newton
- Afflictions do not come aloneBook 1, Hymn 135 · John Newton
- Thus saith the LORD to EphesusBook 1, Hymn 136 · John Newton
- The message first to Smyrna sentBook 1, Hymn 137 · John Newton
- Write to Sardis, saith the LordBook 1, Hymn 138 · William Cowper
- Thus saith the holy One, and trueBook 1, Hymn 139 · John Newton
- Hear what the Lord, the great AmenBook 1, Hymn 140 · John Newton
- When the beloved disciple tookBook 1, Hymn 141 · John Newton
- While with ceaseless course the sunBook 2, Hymn 1 · John Newton
- Time, with an unwearied handBook 2, Hymn 2 · John Newton
- See! another year is gone!Book 2, Hymn 3 · John Newton
- Time, by moments, steals awayBook 2, Hymn 4 · John Newton
- Hark! how time’s wide sounding bellBook 2, Hymn 5 · John Newton
- Oft in vain the voice of truthBook 2, Hymn 6 · John Newton
- Now, gracious Lord, thine arm revealBook 2, Hymn 7 · John Newton
- Bestow, dear Lord, upon our youthBook 2, Hymn 8 · William Cowper
- Now may fervent prayer ariseBook 2, Hymn 9 · John Newton
- When Peter through the tedious nightBook 2, Hymn 10 · John Newton
- Sin has undone our wretched raceBook 2, Hymn 11 · William Cowper
- Gracious Lord, our children seeBook 2, Hymn 12 · William Cowper
- The Shunemite, oppressed with griefBook 2, Hymn 13 · John Newton
- Does it not grief, and wonder moveBook 2, Hymn 14 · John Newton
- Preachers may, from Ezekiel’s caseBook 2, Hymn 15 · John Newton
- When Moses waved his mystic rodBook 2, Hymn 16 · John Newton
- The God who once to Israel spokeBook 2, Hymn 17 · John Newton
- O Thou, at whose almighty wordBook 2, Hymn 18 · John Newton
- Elisha, struck with grief and aweBook 2, Hymn 19 · John Newton
- O David’s Son, and David’s Lord!Book 2, Hymn 20 · John Newton
- Let us adore the grace that seeksBook 2, Hymn 21 · John Newton
- Jesus, who bought us with his bloodBook 2, Hymn 22 · John Newton
- Ensnared, too long, my heart has beenBook 2, Hymn 23 · John Newton
- Zion! the city of our GodBook 2, Hymn 24 · John Newton
- Beneath the tyrant Satan’s yokeBook 2, Hymn 25 · John Newton
- What contradictions meetBook 2, Hymn 26 · John Newton
- Thy message, by the preacher, sealBook 2, Hymn 27 · John Newton
- When Paul was parted from his friendsBook 2, Hymn 28 · John Newton
- Alas! by nature how depravedBook 2, Hymn 29 · John Newton
- See, how rude winter’s icy handBook 2, Hymn 30 · John Newton
- Though cloudy skies, and northern blastsBook 2, Hymn 31 · John Newton
- Bleak winter is subdued at lengthBook 2, Hymn 32 · John Newton
- Pleasing spring again is here!Book 2, Hymn 33 · John Newton
- Though the morn may be sereneBook 2, Hymn 34 · John Newton
- The grass, and flow’rs, which clothe the fieldBook 2, Hymn 35 · John Newton
- See! the corn again in ear!Book 2, Hymn 36 · John Newton
- Sweeter founds than music knowsBook 2, Hymn 37 · John Newton
- My song shall bless the LORD of allBook 2, Hymn 38 · William Cowper
- Now let us join with hearts and tonguesBook 2, Hymn 39 · John Newton
- Safely through another weekBook 2, Hymn 40 · John Newton
- The LORD, our salvation and lightBook 2, Hymn 41 · John Newton
- Let hearts and tongues uniteBook 2, Hymn 42 · John Newton
- O LORD, our languid souls inspireBook 2, Hymn 43 · John Newton
- Jesus, where’er thy people meetBook 2, Hymn 44 · William Cowper
- How welcome to the saints, when pressedBook 2, Hymn 45 · John Newton
- O happy they who know the LordBook 2, Hymn 46 · John Newton
- Happy are they, to whom the LORDBook 2, Hymn 47 · John Newton
- Once, while we aimed at Zion’s songsBook 2, Hymn 48 · John Newton
- Gladness was spread through Israel’s hostBook 2, Hymn 49 · John Newton
- Chief Shepherd of thy chosen sheepBook 2, Hymn 50 · John Newton
- Savior, visit thy plantationBook 2, Hymn 51 · John Newton
- My harp untuned, and laid asideBook 2, Hymn 52 · John Newton
- This is the feast of heav’nly wineBook 2, Hymn 53 · William Cowper
- When on the cross, my Lord I seeBook 2, Hymn 54 · John Newton
- The Savior! what a noble flameBook 2, Hymn 55 · William Cowper
- Let me dwell on GolgothaBook 2, Hymn 56 · John Newton
- In evil long I took delightBook 2, Hymn 57 · John Newton
- When Israel by divine commandBook 2, Hymn 58 · John Newton
- Refreshed by the bread and wineBook 2, Hymn 59 · John Newton
- What various hindrances we meetBook 2, Hymn 60 · William Cowper
- In themselves, as weak as wormsBook 2, Hymn 61 · John Newton
- The Spirit breathes upon the wordBook 2, Hymn 62 · William Cowper
- Precious Bible! what a treasureBook 2, Hymn 63 · John Newton
- The gath’ring clouds, with aspect darkBook 2, Hymn 64 · John Newton
- O, may the pow’r which melts the rockBook 2, Hymn 65 · John Newton
- While Joshua led the armed bandsBook 2, Hymn 66 · John Newton
- See the gloomy gath’ring cloudBook 2, Hymn 67 · John Newton
- Although on massy pillars builtBook 2, Hymn 68 · John Newton
- Wearied by day with toils and caresBook 2, Hymn 69 · John Newton
- Kindred in CHRIST, for his dear sakeBook 2, Hymn 70 · John Newton
- As the sun’s enliv’ning eyeBook 2, Hymn 71 · John Newton
- In vain my fancy strives to paintBook 2, Hymn 72 · John Newton
- His master taken from his headBook 2, Hymn 73 · William Cowper
- Oft as the bell, with solemn tollBook 2, Hymn 74 · John Newton
- My soul, this curious house of clayBook 2, Hymn 75 · John Newton
- Courage, my soul! behold the prizeBook 2, Hymn 76 · John Newton
- Day of judgment, day of wonders!Book 2, Hymn 77 · John Newton
- God, with one piercing glance, looks throughBook 2, Hymn 78 · John Newton
- John in vision saw the dayBook 2, Hymn 79 · John Newton
- That was a wonder–working wordBook 2, Hymn 80 · John Newton
- The book of nature open liesBook 2, Hymn 81 · John Newton
- When the sun, with cheerful beamsBook 2, Hymn 82 · John Newton
- When a black overspreading cloudBook 2, Hymn 83 · John Newton
- A Glance from heav’n, with sweet effectBook 2, Hymn 84 · John Newton
- The moon in silver glory shoneBook 2, Hymn 85 · John Newton
- The moon has but a borrowed lightBook 2, Hymn 86 · John Newton
- If for a time the air be calmBook 2, Hymn 87 · John Newton
- Though small the drops of falling rainBook 2, Hymn 88 · John Newton
- The ice and snow we lately sawBook 2, Hymn 89 · John Newton
- As needles point towards the poleBook 2, Hymn 90 · John Newton
- On the same flow’r we often seeBook 2, Hymn 91 · John Newton
- The subtle spider often weavesBook 2, Hymn 92 · John Newton
- A Lion, though by nature wildBook 2, Hymn 93 · John Newton
- The Savior calls his people sheepBook 2, Hymn 94 · John Newton
- A Garden contemplation suitsBook 2, Hymn 95 · John Newton
- A Shelter from the rain or windBook 2, Hymn 96 · John Newton
- The water stood like walls of brassBook 2, Hymn 97 · John Newton
- When slumber seals our weary eyesBook 2, Hymn 98 · John Newton
- See, the world for youth preparesBook 2, Hymn 99 · John Newton
- Blinded in youth by Satan’s artsBook 2, Hymn 100 · John Newton
- No words can declareBook 3, Hymn 1 · John Newton
- Stop, poor sinner! stop and thinkBook 3, Hymn 2 · John Newton
- Shall men pretend to pleasureBook 3, Hymn 3 · John Newton
- Sinner, art thou still secure?Book 3, Hymn 4 · John Newton
- Sinner, hear the Savior’s callBook 3, Hymn 5 · John Newton
- Ah, what can I doBook 3, Hymn 6 · John Newton
- O LORD, how vile am IBook 3, Hymn 7 · John Newton
- My former hopes are deadBook 3, Hymn 8 · William Cowper
- My soul is besetBook 3, Hymn 9 · John Newton
- Breathe from the gentle South, O LORDBook 3, Hymn 10 · William Cowper
- Cheer up, my soul, there is a mercy–seatBook 3, Hymn 11 · John Newton
- Approach, my soul, the mercy–seatBook 3, Hymn 12 · John Newton
- To those who know the LORD I speakBook 3, Hymn 13 · William Cowper
- Does the gospel–word proclaimBook 3, Hymn 14 · John Newton
- God moves in a mysterious wayBook 3, Hymn 15 · William Cowper
- ’Tis my happiness belowBook 3, Hymn 16 · William Cowper
- O How I love thy holy wordBook 3, Hymn 17 · William Cowper
- The billows swell the winds are highBook 3, Hymn 18 · William Cowper
- God of my life, to thee I callBook 3, Hymn 19 · William Cowper
- My soul is sad and much dismayed;Book 3, Hymn 20 · William Cowper
- ’Tis past—the dreadful stormy nightBook 3, Hymn 21 · John Newton
- Unless the LORD had been my stayBook 3, Hymn 22 · John Newton
- When darkness long has veiled my mindBook 3, Hymn 23 · William Cowper
- The Savior hides his face!Book 3, Hymn 24 · William Cowper
- When my prayers are a burden and taskBook 3, Hymn 25 · John Newton
- Dear Lord accept a sinful heartBook 3, Hymn 26 · William Cowper
- Kindle, Savior, in my heartBook 3, Hymn 27 · John Newton
- Lord, who hast suffered all for meBook 3, Hymn 28 · William Cowper
- O Lord, my best desire fulfillBook 3, Hymn 29 · William Cowper
- When my Savior, my Shepherd is nearBook 3, Hymn 30 · John Newton
- Return to bless my waiting eyesBook 3, Hymn 31 · John Newton
- Though sore beset with guilt and fearBook 3, Hymn 32 · John Newton
- Forest beasts, that live by preyBook 3, Hymn 33 · John Newton
- When the poor pris’ner through a grateBook 3, Hymn 34 · John Newton
- Uncertain how the way to findBook 3, Hymn 35 · John Newton
- I asked the LORD that I might growBook 3, Hymn 36 · John Newton
- Begone unbeliefBook 3, Hymn 37 · John Newton
- If to Jesus for reliefBook 3, Hymn 38 · John Newton
- Unbelief the soul dismaysBook 3, Hymn 39 · John Newton
- Be still my heart! these anxious caresBook 3, Hymn 40 · John Newton
- One glance of thine, eternal LORDBook 3, Hymn 41 · John Newton
- From Egypt lately freedBook 3, Hymn 42 · John Newton
- Sight, hearing, feeling, taste and smellBook 3, Hymn 43 · John Newton
- How blest thy creature is, O GodBook 3, Hymn 44 · William Cowper
- Far from the world, O Lord, I fleeBook 3, Hymn 45 · William Cowper
- Why should I fear the darkest hourBook 3, Hymn 46 · John Newton
- To tell the Savior all my wantsBook 3, Hymn 47 · William Cowper
- Sometimes a light surprisesBook 3, Hymn 48 · William Cowper
- Lord my soul with pleasure springsBook 3, Hymn 49 · William Cowper
- Honor and happiness uniteBook 3, Hymn 50 · William Cowper
- I was a groveling creature onceBook 3, Hymn 51 · William Cowper
- Yes! since God himself has said itBook 3, Hymn 52 · John Newton
- O, speak that gracious word againBook 3, Hymn 53 · John Newton
- Saved by blood I live to tellBook 3, Hymn 54 · John Newton
- While I lived without the LordBook 3, Hymn 55 · John Newton
- When the wounded spirit hearsBook 3, Hymn 56 · John Newton
- When Hagar found the bottle spentBook 3, Hymn 57 · William Cowper
- As when the weary travell’r gainsBook 3, Hymn 58 · John Newton
- Let worldly minds the world pursueBook 3, Hymn 59 · John Newton
- Happy the birth where grace presidesBook 3, Hymn 60 · John Newton
- I thirst, but not as once I didBook 3, Hymn 61 · William Cowper
- No strength of nature can sufficeBook 3, Hymn 62 · William Cowper
- Sin enslaved me many yearsBook 3, Hymn 63 · William Cowper
- Holy LORD GOD! I love thy truthBook 3, Hymn 64 · William Cowper
- Quiet, LORD, my froward heartBook 3, Hymn 65 · John Newton
- Fix my heart and eyes on thine!Book 3, Hymn 66 · John Newton
- Ten thousand talents once I owedBook 3, Hymn 67 · John Newton
- The new–born child of gospel–graceBook 3, Hymn 68 · William Cowper
- O God, whose favorable eyeBook 3, Hymn 69 · William Cowper
- Zeal is that pure and heav’nly flameBook 3, Hymn 70 · John Newton
- The LORD receives his highest praiseBook 3, Hymn 71 · William Cowper
- Too many, LORD, abuse thy graceBook 3, Hymn 72 · William Cowper
- What thousands never knew the road!Book 3, Hymn 73 · William Cowper
- To keep the lamp aliveBook 3, Hymn 74 · William Cowper
- Grace, triumphant in the throneBook 3, Hymn 75 · William Cowper
- Sin, when viewed by scripture lightBook 3, Hymn 76 · John Newton
- Destruction’s dangerous roadBook 3, Hymn 77 · John Newton
- The wishes that the sluggard framesBook 3, Hymn 78 · John Newton
- How soon the Savior’s gracious callBook 3, Hymn 79 · John Newton
- Of all the gifts thine hand bestowsBook 3, Hymn 80 · William Cowper
- Almighty King! whose wondrous handBook 3, Hymn 81 · William Cowper
- Let us love, and sing, and wonderBook 3, Hymn 82 · John Newton
- Winter has a joy for meBook 3, Hymn 83 · William Cowper
- Rejoice, believer, in the LORDBook 3, Hymn 84 · John Newton
- Salvation! what a glorious planBook 3, Hymn 85 · John Newton
- Now may the LORD reveal his faceBook 3, Hymn 86 · John Newton
- Prepare a thankful songBook 3, Hymn 87 · John Newton
- Lord, what is man! extremes how wideBook 3, Hymn 88 · John Newton
- Confirm the hope thy word allowsBook 3, Hymn 89 · John Newton
- Now, LORD, inspire the preacher’s heartBook 3, Hymn 90 · John Newton
- Thy promise, LORD, and thy commandBook 3, Hymn 91 · John Newton
- Hungry, and faint, and poorBook 3, Hymn 92 · John Newton
- Remember us, we pray thee, LORDBook 3, Hymn 93 · John Newton
- Not to Sinai’s dreadful blazeBook 3, Hymn 94 · John Newton
- Often thy public means of graceBook 3, Hymn 95 · John Newton
- With Israel’s God who can compare?Book 3, Hymn 96 · John Newton
- JESUS is mine! I’m now preparedBook 3, Hymn 97 · John Newton
- We seek a rest beyond the skiesBook 3, Hymn 98 · John Newton
- The saints EMMANUEL’S portion areBook 3, Hymn 99 · John Newton
- Now may He who from the deadBook 3, Hymn 100 · John Newton
- May the grace of CHRIST our SaviorBook 3, Hymn 101 · John Newton
- The peace which God alone revealsBook 3, Hymn 102 · John Newton
- To thee our wants are knownBook 3, Hymn 103 · John Newton
- The Father we adoreBook 3, Hymn 104 · John Newton
- Father of angels and of menBook 3, Hymn 105 · John Newton
- Glory to God, the FATHER’S nameBook 3, Hymn 106 · John Newton
- Ye saints on earth ascribe with heav’ns high hostBook 3, Hymn 107 · John Newton
- To Jesus, the Crown of my hopeAppendix hymn · William Cowper
Three books, all 348 hymns
Book 1 follows Scripture passages. Book 2 covers occasions and seasons. Book 3 follows the spiritual life. Hymn numbers start again in each book.
The source also includes one additional Cowper hymn, shown separately as an appendix.
About this edition
Olney Hymns was first published in London in 1779. These are the public-domain words by John Newton (1725–1807) and William Cowper (1731–1800), not a modern denominational hymnal or a collection of recordings.
We use the CCEL text transcription, which marks the text as public domain. It modernizes spelling and some punctuation, including expanded contractions. This is a reading edition, not a page-for-page facsimile. No music or modern editorial introduction is reproduced.
Original edition record: Library of Congress, Olney Hymns (1779). Source and coverage checked 23 October 2026.
Looking for Adventist hymn numbers? Visit the separate 695-title SDA Hymnal index and historical readers.
Questions about the collection
Is this the complete Olney Hymns collection?
Yes. All 348 hymns are here: 141 in Book 1, 100 in Book 2 and 107 in Book 3. One additional Cowper hymn from the source appendix is labelled separately.
Where is Amazing Grace?
It is Book 1, Hymn 41, beginning Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound). The reader includes every stanza in the source transcription.
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Is this the modern Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal?
No. Olney Hymns is a separate historical collection first published in 1779. Its book and hymn numbers do not correspond to the 1985 Adventist Hymnal.
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