To thee our wants are known

Book 3, Hymn 103 · John Newton · Public-domain words

The words

Stanza 1. To thee our wants are known,From thee are all our pow’rs;Accept what is thine own,And pardon what is ours:Praises, LORD, and prayers receive,To thy word a blessing give.
Stanza 2. Oh, grant that each of usNow met before thee here,May meet together thus,When thou and thine appearAnd follow thee to heav’n our home,Even so, amen, LORD JESUS, come!

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 103. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-103

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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