John Newton Poems

The water stood like walls of brass,
To let the sons of Israel pass;
And from the rock in rivers burst
At Moses' prayer to quench their thirst.
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Supported by the word,
Though in himself a worm,
The servant of the Lord
Can wondrous acts perform:
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Let us adore the grace that seeks
To draw our hearts above!
Attend, 'tis God the Saviour speaks,
And every word is love.
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While with ceaseless course the sun
Hasted through the former year,
Many souls their race have run,
Never more to meet us here;
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When descending from the sky
The Bridegroom shall appear;
And the solemn midnight cry,
Shall call professors near:
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The evils that beset our path
Who can prevent or cure?
We stand upon the brink of death
When most we seem secure.
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Though in the outward church below
The wheat and tares together grow;
Jesus ere long will weed the crop,
And pluck the tares, in anger, up.
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Jesus, to what didst thou submit
To save thy dear-bought flock from hell!
Like a pour trav'ller see him sit,
Athirst, and weary, by the well.
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By various maxims, forms and rules,
That pass for wisdom in the schools,
I strove my passion to restrain;
But all my efforts proved in vain.
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The prophets sons, in time of old,
Though to appearance poor;
Were rich without possessing gold,
And honoured, though obscure.
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