O, speak that gracious word again
Book 3, Hymn 53 · John Newton · Public-domain words
O, speak that gracious word again
Book 3, Hymn 53 · John Newton
The words
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Stanza 1. O, speak that gracious word again,And cheer my drooping heart!No voice but thine can soothe my pain,Or bid my fears depart.
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Stanza 2. And canst thou still vouchsafe to ownA wretch so vile as I?And may I still approach thy throne,And Abba, Father, cry?
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Stanza 3. Oh then let saints and angels join,And help me to proclaim,The grace that healed a breach like mine,And put my foes to shame!
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Stanza 4. How oft did Satan’s cruel boastMy troubled soul affright!He told me I was surely lost,And GOD had left me quite.
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Stanza 5. Guilt made me fear, lest all were trueThe lying tempter said!But now the LORD appears in view,My enemy is fled.
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Stanza 6. My Savior, by his pow’rful word,Has turned my night to day;And his salvation’s joys restored,Which I had sinned away.
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Stanza 7. Dear LORD I wonder and adore,Thy grace is all divine;Oh keep me, that I sin no moreAgainst such love as thine!
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 53. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-53
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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