Book 2, Hymn 13 · John Newton · Public-domain words
The Shunemite, oppressed with grief
Book 2, Hymn 13 · John Newton
The words
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Stanza 1. The Shunemite, oppressed with grief,When she had lost the son she loved,Went to Elisha for relief,Nor vain her application proved.
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Stanza 2. He sent his servant on beforeTo lay a staff upon his head;This he could do, but do no more,He left him, as he found him, dead.
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Stanza 3. But when the LORD’S almighty pow’rWrought with the prophet’s prayer, and faith,The mother saw a joyful hour,She saw her child restored from death.
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Stanza 4. Thus, like the weeping Shunemite,For many, dead in sin we grieve;Now, LORD, display thine arm of might,Cause them to hear thy voice and live.
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Stanza 5. Thy preachers bear the staff in vain,Though at thine own command we go;LORD, we have tried, and tried again,We find them dead, and leave them so.
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Stanza 6. Come then thyself—to every heartThe glory of thy name make known;The means are our appointed part,The pow’r and grace are thine alone.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 2, Hymn 13. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/2-13
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.
