Stanza 1. Thy promise, LORD, and thy commandHave brought us here today;And now, we humbly waiting standTo hear what thou wilt say.
Stanza 2. Meet us, we pray, with words of peace,And fill our hearts with love;That from our follies we may cease,And henceforth faithful prove.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 91. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-91
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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