From Egypt lately freed
Book 3, Hymn 42 · John Newton · Public-domain words
From Egypt lately freed
Book 3, Hymn 42 · John Newton
The words
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Stanza 1. From Egypt lately freedBy the Redeemer’s grace;A rough and thorny path we tread,In hopes to see his face.
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Stanza 2. The flesh dislikes the way,But faith approves it well;This only leads to endless day,All others lead to hell.
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Stanza 3. The promised land of peaceFaith keeps in constant view;How different from the wildernessWe now are passing through!
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Stanza 4. Here often from our eyesClouds hide the light divine;There we shall have unclouded skies,Our Sun will always shine.
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Stanza 5. Here griefs, and cares, and pains,And fears, distress us sore;But there eternal pleasure reigns,And we shall weep no more.
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Stanza 6. LORD pardon our complaints,We follow at thy call;The joy, prepared for suff’ring saints,Will make amends for all.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 42. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-42
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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