From pole to pole let others roam
Book 1, Hymn 69 · John Newton · Public-domain words
From pole to pole let others roam
Book 1, Hymn 69 · John Newton
The words
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Stanza 1. From pole to pole let others roam,And search in vain for bliss;My soul is satisfied at home,The Lord my portion is.
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Stanza 2. Jesus, who on his glorious throneRules heav’n and earth and sea;Is pleased to claim me for his own,And give himself to me.
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Stanza 3. His person fixes all my love,His blood removes my fear;And while he pleads for me above,His arm preserves me here.
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Stanza 4. His word of promise is my food,His Spirit is my guide;Thus daily is my strength renewedAnd all my wants supplied.
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Stanza 5. For him I count as gain each loss,Disgrace, for him, renown;Well may I glory in his cross,While he prepares my crown!
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Stanza 6. Let worldlings then indulge their boast,How much they gain or spend!Their joys must soon give up the ghost,But mine shall know no end.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 69. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-69
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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