For mercies, countless as the sands
Book 1, Hymn 50 · John Newton · Public-domain words
For mercies, countless as the sands
Book 1, Hymn 50 · John Newton
The words
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Stanza 1. For mercies, countless as the sands,Which daily I receiveFrom Jesus, my Redeemer’s hands,My soul what canst thou give?
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Stanza 2. Alas! from such a heart as mine,What can I bring him forth?My best is stained and dyed with sin,My all is nothing worth.
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Stanza 3. Yet this acknowledgment I’ll makeFor all he has bestowed;Salvation’s sacred cup I’ll takeAnd call upon my God.
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Stanza 4. The best returns for one like me,So wretched and so poor;Is from his gifts to draw a plea,And ask him still for more.
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Stanza 5. I cannot serve him as I ought,No works have I to boast;Yet would I glory in the thoughtThat I shall owe him most.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 50. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-50
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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