Hungry, and faint, and poor
Book 3, Hymn 92 · John Newton · Public-domain words
Hungry, and faint, and poor
Book 3, Hymn 92 · John Newton
The words
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Stanza 1. Hungry, and faint, and poor,Behold us, LORD, againAssembled at thy mercies door,Thy bounty to obtain.
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Stanza 2. Thy word invites us nighOr we must starve indeed;For we no money have to buy,No righteousness to plead.
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Stanza 3. The food our spirits wantThy hand alone can give;Oh, hear the prayer of faith, and grantThat we may eat, and live.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 92. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-92
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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