The Meal and Cruise of Oil

By the poor widow's oil and meal

Author: John Newton
Tune: MARTYRS (13153)
Published in 30 hymnals

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1 By the poor widow's oil and meal
Elijah was sustain'd;
Though small the stock, it lasted well,
For God the store maintain'd.

2 It seem'd as if from day to day,
They were to eat and die;
But still, though in a secret way,
He sent a fresh supply.

3 Thus to his poor he still will give
Just for the present hour;
But for to-morrow they must live
Upon his word and pow'r.

4 No barn or store-house they possess,
On which they can depend;
Yet have no cause to fear distress,
For Jesus is their friend.

5 Then let no doubt your mind assail,
Remember, God has said,
"The cruise and barrel shall not fail,
"My people shall be fed."

6 And thus, though faint it often seems,
He keeps their grace alive;
Supply'd by his refreshing streams,
Their dying hopes revive.

7 Though in ourselves we have no stock,
The Lord is nigh to save;
His door flies open when we knock,
And 'tis but ask and have.

Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians, 1803

Author: John Newton

John Newton (b. London, England, 1725; d. London, 1807) was born into a Christian home, but his godly mother died when he was seven, and he joined his father at sea when he was eleven. His licentious and tumul­tuous sailing life included a flogging for attempted desertion from the Royal Navy and captivity by a slave trader in West Africa. After his escape he himself became the captain of a slave ship. Several factors contributed to Newton's conversion: a near-drowning in 1748, the piety of his friend Mary Catlett, (whom he married in 1750), and his reading of Thomas à Kempis' Imitation of Christ. In 1754 he gave up the slave trade and, in association with William Wilberforce, eventually became an ardent abolitionist. After becoming a tide… Go to person page >

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First Line: By the poor widow's oil and meal
Title: The Meal and Cruise of Oil
Author: John Newton
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Choice Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #60

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A Collection of Hymns #L230

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #892

A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs from the Best Authors #d25

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A Selection of Hymns, from the Best Authors #31

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Baptist Hymn Book #aB4

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Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #224

General Collection of Hymns, Original and Selected, for Use of Christians #d51

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Hymn and Tune Book for Use in Old School or Primitive Baptist Churches #307

Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians. 9th ed. #d27

Hymns and Psalms, Original and Modern, Selected and Revised #d70

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs (New ed.) #15

Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of Christians #d17

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #15

Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of Christians. 8th ed. #d26

Hymns and Spiritual Songs, for the Use of Christians #d11

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (5th ed.) #S51

Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Selected and Original. 7th ed. #d55

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Hymns, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (5th ed. corr.) #165

Hymns, Original and Selected, for the use of Christians #d36

Hymns, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. 8th ed. #d40

Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Songs, including Some Never Before in Print #d48

Spiritual Melodies #d48

Spiritual Melodies. Enl. & impr. ed. #d54

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The Baptist Hymn Book #763

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The Baptist Hymn Book #B4

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The Cyber Hymnal #612

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