O David’s Son, and David’s Lord!
Book 2, Hymn 20 · John Newton · Public-domain words
O David’s Son, and David’s Lord!
Book 2, Hymn 20 · John Newton
The words
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Stanza 1. O David’s Son, and David’s Lord!From age to age thou art the same;Thy gracious presence now afford,And teach our youth to know thy name!
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Stanza 2. Thy people, LORD, though oft distressed,Upheld by thee, thus far are come;And now we long to see thy rest,And wait thy word to call us home.
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Stanza 3. Like David, when this life shall end,We trust in thee sure peace to find;Like him, to thee we now commendThe children we must leave behind.
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Stanza 4. Ere long, we hope to be, where care,And sin, and sorrow, never comeBut O! accept our humble prayer,That these may praise thee in our room.
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Stanza 5. Show them how vile they are by sin,And wash them in thy cleansing blood;O, make them willing to be thine,And be, to them, a cov’nant God.
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Stanza 6. Long may thy light and truth remainTo bless this place, when we are gone;And numbers here be born again,To dwell for ever near thy throne.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 2, Hymn 20. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/2-20
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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