Book 3, Hymn 65 · John Newton · Public-domain words
Quiet, LORD, my froward heart
Book 3, Hymn 65 · John Newton
The words
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Stanza 1. Quiet, LORD, my froward heart,Make me teachable and mild,Upright, simple, free from art,Make me as a weaned child:From distrust and envy free,Pleased with all that pleases thee.
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Stanza 2. What thou shalt today provide,Let me as a child receive;What tomorrow may betide,Calmly to thy wisdom leave:’Tis enough that thou wilt care,Why should I the burden bear?
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Stanza 3. As a little child reliesOn a care beyond his own;Knows he’s neither strong nor wise,Fears to stir a step alone:Let me thus with thee abide,As my Father, Guard, and Guide.
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Stanza 4. Thus preserved from Satan’s wiles,Safe from dangers, free from fears;May I live upon thy smiles,Till the promised hour appears;When the sons of God shall proveAll their Father’s boundless love.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 65. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-65
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.
