Joy is a fruit that will not grow
Book 1, Hymn 42 · John Newton · Public-domain words
Joy is a fruit that will not grow
Book 1, Hymn 42 · John Newton
The words
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Stanza 1. Joy is a fruit that will not growIn nature’s barren foil;All we can boast, till CHRIST we know,Is vanity and toil.
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Stanza 2. But where the LORD has planted grace;And made his glories known;There fruits of heavenly joy and peaceAre found, and there alone.
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Stanza 3. A bleeding Savior seen by faith,A sense of pard’ning love;A hope that triumphs over death,Give joys like those above.
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Stanza 4. To take a glimpse within the veil,To know that God is mine;Are springs of joy that never fail,Unspeakably divine!
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Stanza 5. These are the joys which satisfy,And sanctify the mind;Which make the spirit mount on high,And leave the world behind.
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Stanza 6. No more, believers, mourn your lot,But if you are the LORD’S;Resign to them that know him not,Such joys as earth affords.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 42. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-42
About these words
John Newton lived from 1725 to 1807. These historical words are public domain.
This hymn belongs to the complete three-book collection first published in 1779.
The CCEL transcription modernizes spelling and some punctuation. Read this hymn at the source. Checked 23 October 2026.
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