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Humble souls, who seek salvation

Author: John Fawcett
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1 Humble souls who seek salvation,
Thro' the Lamb's redeeming blood,
Hear the voice of recollection,
Tread the path that Jesus trod:
Flee to him your only savior,
In his mighty name confide;
Thro' the whole of your behavior,
Own him as your sovereign guide.

2 Hear the blest redeemer call you,
Listen to his gracious voice;
Dread no ills that can befal you,
While you make his ways your choice,
Jesus faith, let each believer,
Be baptised in my name;
He himself in Jordan's river,
Was immers'd beneath the stream.

3 Plainly here his footsteps tracing,
Follow him without delay;
Gladly his command embracing,
Lo! your captain leads the way;
View the rite with understanding,
Jesus' grave before you lies,
Be inter'd at his commanding,
After his example rise.

Divine Hymns of Spiritual Songs, 1802

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Author: John Fawcett

Fawcett, John, D.D., was born Jan. 6, 1739 or 1740, at Lidget Green, near Bradford, Yorks. Converted at the age of sixteen under the ministry of G. Whitefield, he at first joined the Methodists, but three years later united with the Baptist Church at Bradford. Having begun to preach he was, in 1765, ordained Baptist minister at Wainsgate, near Hebden Bridge, Yorks. In 1772 he was invited to London, to succeed the celebrated Dr. J. Gill, as pastor of Carter's Lane; the invitation had been formally accepted, the farewell sermon at Wainsgate had been preached and the wagons loaded with his goods for removal, when the love and tears of his attached people prevailed and he decided to remain. In 1777 a new chapel was built for him at Hebden Brid… Go to person page >

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Author:	John Fawcett
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Humble souls who seek salvation. J. Fawcett. [Follow the Lamb.] The earliest date to which we have traced this hymn (although probably it previously appeared in a magazine with which we are unacquainted) is in John Fellows's Hymns on Believers’ Baptism, 1773, No. 25, in 3 stanzas of 8 lines. It next appeared in John Fawcett's Hymns, &c, 1782, No. 117, with the heading "Invitation to follow the Lamb, Matt. iii. 15," and the following note:—

"The Author lays claim to this hymn, tho' it has appear'd under another name: he hopes the insertion of it, and the following ["Ye saints, with one accord"] will give no offence to those of his friends who are differently minded, as to the subject to which they refer."

With this note before us, we have no hesita¬tion in ascribing this hymn to John Fawcett. Its use is mainly confined to America.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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The National Baptist Hymnal: arranged for use in churches, Sunday schools, and young people's socieities (5th ed. Rev.) (1904), p.263

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Instances (115)	First Line	Text Title	Refrain First Line	Authors	Languages	Publication Date
A Baptist Hymn Book, Designed Especially for the Regular Baptist Church and All Lovers of Truth #d332	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1844
A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of the Baptist Church and all lovers of song #81	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1877
A Choice Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #288	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1819
A Collection of Hymns for the use of Christians #XXIII	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1804
A Collection of Hymns for the use of Christians #M.XLVIII	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1804
A Collection of original and select hymns and spiritual songs: for the use of Christian societies #27	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1807
A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #d145	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1831
A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs: with the music of Mason's Sacred Harp and Missouri Harmony adapted #491	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1839
A Collection of Sacred Hymns, Adapted to the Faith and Views of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints #d55	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1841
A New and Beautiful Collection of Select Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d133	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1801
A New and Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of the Regular Baptist Church. 10th ed. #d227	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1877
A New Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs. 3rd ed. #d7	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1793
A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: from the best authors; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations (21st ed. with an appendix) #364	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1839
A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs from the Best Authors #d93	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1811
A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors.: including a great number of originals: intended to be an appendix to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns. (Woodward's rev. and corr. ed.; Sterotype ed.) #445	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1826
A Selection of Hymns, from Various Authors: adapted to Public Worship and Social Prayer Meetings #d172	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1831
A Selection of Hymns: including a few originals, designed to aid the friends of Zion in their private and social worship #154	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1829
A Selection of Hymns & Psalms: from the most approved authors: principally from Watts & Rippon: together with originals #341	Humble souls who seek salvation					1808
Advent Hymn Book #d44	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1854
Baptist Harmony #d108	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1876
Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d406	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1856
Conference Hymns. a new collection of hymns, designed especially for use in conference and prayer meetings, and family worship. #148	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1849
Conference Hymns for Social Worship. 8th ed. #d57	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1842
Divine Hymns or Spiritual Songs, for the use of religious assemblies and private Christians: being a collection #AXXV	Humble souls who see salvation	Baptism			English	1802
Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #175	Humble souls, who seek salvation			Fawcett		1843
Dyer's Psalmist: A Collection of Hymns and Sacred Songs for the use of Baptist Churches (Rev. & Corrd. ed.) #176	Humble souls, who seek salvation			Fawcett		1851
General Collection of Hymns, Original and Selected, for Use of Christians #d138	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1826
Hymn and Tune Book for Use in Old School or Primitive Baptist Churches #460	Humble souls, who seek salvation			Fawcett		1886
Hymns and Psalms, Original and Modern, Selected and Revised #d168	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1862
Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d165	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1834
Hymns and Spiritual Songs. 1st Canadian ed. #d128	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1849
Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (5th ed.) #B104	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1838
Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (8th ed.) #b104	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1840
Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Selected and Original. 7th ed. #d194	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1832
Hymns and Spiritual Songs, selected from Several Approved Authors, Recommended by the Baptist General Committee of Virginia #d81	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1793
Hymns for Christian Melody #338	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1835
Hymns for Conference Meetings and Private Devotions: Selected from Watts' Psalms and Hymns and Rippon's Supplement #d63	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1822
Hymns for Second Advent Believers #d47	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1852
Hymns for Social Meetings #45	Humble souls who seek salvation					1842
Hymns for the Use of the Brethren in Christ #d205	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1876
Hymns for the Use of the New Jerusalem Church #d104	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1833
Hymns, Original and Selected, for the use of Christians #d104	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1805
Hymns, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (5th ed. corr.) #21	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1812
Hymns, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. 8th ed. #d114	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1817
Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Songs, including Some Never Before in Print #d150	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1825
Manual of Christian Psalmody: a collection of psalms and hymns for public worship #426	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1832
New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #504	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1882
Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion: a collection of hymns and music; for the use of Bethels, Chaplains of the Navy and private devotion of Mariners #141d	Humble souls, who seek salvation			Doddridge		1849
Our Favorite Hymnal #d107	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1938
Primitive Baptist Hymn and Tune book #d159	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1907
Primitive Baptist Hymn Book for All Lovers of Sacred Song. 3rd ed. #d95	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1887
Primitive Baptist Hymnal #d110	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1961
Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs ... for the Use of the United Church of Christ, Commonly Called Free Will Baptist #d118	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1823
Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected. (7th ed.) #S104	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1865
Sacred Poetry #171	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1851
Select Hymns #d86	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1850
Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, intended to be an Appendix to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns. (1st Am. ed.) #CCCCXLV	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1792
The Advent Christian Hymnal #d341	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1894
The Advent Harp; designed for believers in the speedy coming of Christ #138a	Humble souls, that seek salvation					1849
The Baptist Harmony #d173	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1834
The Baptist Harmony #d174	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1842
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book: being "The Plymouth Collection" enlarged and adapted to the use of Baptist churches #1479	Humble souls, who seek salvation			J. Fawcett		1857
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #271.753	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1871
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #753	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1873
The Baptist Hymn Book #753	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1903
The Baptist Hymn Book: comprising a large and choice collection of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, adapted to the faith and order of the Old School, or Primitive Baptists (2nd stereotype Ed.) #1108	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1859
The Baptist Hymn Book: original and selected: in two parts #788	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1842
The Boston Collection of Sacred and Devotional Hymns: intended to accommodate Christians on special and stated occasions #31	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1808
The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #505	Humble souls, who seek salvation			J. Fawcett		1873
The Christian Harmonist: containing a set of tunes adapted to all the metres in Mr. Rippon's Selection of Hymns, in the collection of hymns by Mr. Joshua Smith, and in Dr. Watt's Psalms and Hymns... #168	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1804
The Christian Hymn Book #d279	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1846
The Christian Hymn Book. 7th ed. #d282	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1855
The Christian Hymn Book: a compilation of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, original and selected (Rev. and enl.) #393	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1866
The Christian Hymn-Book (Corr. and Enl., 3rd. ed.) #250	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1815
The Christian Hymn Book (Ohio Auglaize Christian Conference) #d119	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1848
The Christian Hymnal #d303	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1871
The Christian Hymnal: a choice collection of hymns and tunes for congregational and social worship #401	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1875
The Christian hymnal: a collection of hymns and tunes for congregational and social worship; in two parts (Rev.) #142	Humble souls, who seek salvation			John Fawcett		1882
The Christian Psalmist: being a collection of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs compiled from the most approved authors, and designed as a standard hymn book for public and social worship #423	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1840
The Christians' Songster #d44	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1857
The Church and School #d82	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1888
The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems: being chiefly a collection (3rd ed. rev.) #CCLIII	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1823
The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs #d114	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1829
The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs, with an Appendix of Choice Hymns #d109	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1828
The Ebenezer Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, with an appendix Consisting of Miscellaneous Pieces. 6th ed. #d237	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1877
The Good Old Songs #d232	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1913
The Gospel Hymnal #d256	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1880
The Harp #798	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1856
The Jubilee Harp: a choice selection of psalmody, ancient and modern, designed for use in public and social worship #398	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1867
The Latest Collection of Original and Select Hymns and Spiritual Songs #218	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1813
The Lyrica: a collection of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, adapted to general use #337	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1834
The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #489	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1888
The Melody of the Heart #d22	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1804
The National Baptist Hymn Book #d235	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1906
The National Baptist Hymnal: arranged for use in churches, Sunday schools, and young people's socieities (5th ed. Rev.) #486	Humble souls, who seek salvation					1904
The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book: for churches and Sunday-schools #247	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1873
The New Christian Harp. 10th ed. #d99	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1866
The New Jubilee Harp, or Christian hymns and songs. a new collection of hymns and tunes for public and social worship. #134 S	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1888
The Primitive Baptist Hymnal: a choice collection of hymns and tunes of early and late composition #213	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1881
The Primitive Hymns, Spiritual Songs and Sacred Poems Regularly Selected, Classified and Set in Order ... Stereotype ed. #d259	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1858
The Psalmist: a new collection of hymns for the use of Baptist churches; with a supplement #806	Humble souls, who seek salvation			Doddridge		1849
The Psalmist: a New Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Baptist Churches #806	Humble souls, who seek salvation			Doddridge		1843
The Psalmody: a collection of hymns for public and social worship #498	Humble souls, who seek salvation			J. Fawcett		1853
The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #1163	Humble souls, who seek salvation			Fawcett		1835
The Sabbath School Lute: a selection of hymns and appropriate melodies, adapted to the wants of Sabbath schools, families and social meetings #186	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1848
The Sabbath School Melodist: being a selection of hymns with appropriate music; for the use of Sabbath schools, families and social meetings #62	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1850
The Saints' Harp #d398	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1870
The Saints' Hymnal #d132	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1895
The South Western Psalmist #d174	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1852
The Southern Psalmist #d351	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1859
The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d365	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1871
The Standard Church Hymnal #372	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation		Turn to the Lord and seek salvation	John Fawcett		1888
The Tabernacle #d133	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1862
The Virginia Selection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs: from the most approved authors; adapted to the various occasions of public and social meetings (New Ed. Enl. and Imp.) #146	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1842
Virginia Selection of Psalms #d203	Humble souls, who [that] seek salvation			John Fawcett		1836

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