Could my heart so hard remain

Could my heart so hard remain

Author: John Newton
Tune: LAWTON (32354)
Published in 8 hymnals

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: Could my heart so hard remain
Author: John Newton
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Hymns #244

Chapel Hymns #d115

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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #H672

Songs for the New Life #d111

The Choral Friend #d11

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #261a

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d177

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