A Book of Hymns and Tunes #155
Display Title: Thanks for mercies past, receive pardon First Line: Thanks for mercies past, receive pardon Author: John Newton Date: 1860
A Book of Hymns and Tunes #155
1 Thanks for mercies past receive;
Pardon of our sins renew;
Teach us henceforth how to live,
With eternity in view.
2 Bless thy word to old and young;
Grant us, Lord! thy peace and love;
And when life's short course is run,
Take us to thy house above.
Source: Hymns, Selected and Original: for public and private worship (1st ed.) #758
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 tumulÂtuous 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 >| First Line: | Thanks for mercies past, receive |
| Author: | John Newton |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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