Jesus, who knows full well

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1 Jesus, who knows full well
The heart of every saint,
Invites us all our griefs to tell,
To pray and never faint.

2 He bows his gracious ear,
We never plead in vain;
Then let us wait till he appears,
And pray, and pray again.

3 Though unbelief suggest,
Why should we longer wait?
He bids us never give him rest,
But knock at mercy's gate.

4 Jesus the Lord will hear
His chosen when they cry;
Yes, though he may a while forbear,
He'll help them from on high.

5 His nature, truth and love,
Engage him on their side;
When they are grieved, his bowels move,
They will not be denied.

6 Then let us earnest cry,
And never faint in prayer,
He sees, he hears, and from on high,
Will make our cause his own.

The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the most approved authors, 1799

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 >

Text Information

First Line: Jesus, who knows full well
Author: John Newton
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

LANGTON


ST. THOMAS (Williams)

ST. THOMAS is actually lines 5 through 8 of the sixteen-line tune HOLBORN, composed by Aaron Williams (b. London, England, 1731; d. London, 1776) and published in his Collection (1763, 1765) as a setting for Charles Wesley's text "Soldiers of Christ, Arise" (570). The harmonization is by Lowell Maso…

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SHIRLAND (Stanley)


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A Collection of Evergreen Hymns, for All the People. New ed. #d78

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A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #561

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A Pastor's Selection of Hymns and Tunes #272

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #70

American Sunday School Hymn Book. 2nd ed. #a19

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American Sunday School Hymn Book. New ed. #aa19

Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver #d138

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Baptist Hymn Book #a436

Baptist Songs with Music #d110

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Book of Praise for the Sunday School #51[78]

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d467

Chapel and Family Hymn Book #d74

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Chapel Melodies #233

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Christian Praise #389

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Christian Songs #239

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Church and Sunday School Hymnal with Supplement #294

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Church Melodies #809

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Church Psalmist #438

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Church Psalmist #438

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Church Psalmist #438

Companion of Praise for the Sunday School, Family and Prayer Meeting #d114

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Conference Hymns #178

Crowning Carols #d76

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Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #a191

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Dyer's Psalmist #65

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Echoes from Zion #124b

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Evangelical Hymns #202

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Exalted Praise #121a

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Francis Murphy's Gospel Temperance Hymnal #131

Gems for the Prayer Meeting #d32

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Gospel Hosannas #101

Gospel Hymns #d283

Harmonia Ecclesiae #d130

Hymn Book for the Army and Navy #d35

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Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church #337

Hymns and Tunes for Home Worship #d112

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Hymns and Tunes for Prayer and Social Meetings #194

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Hymns and Tunes #191

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Hymns for Social Worship #314

Hymns for Social Worship. 6th ed. #d133

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #802

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d592

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Hymns of the Ages #402

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Hymns of the Ages #402

Hymns of The Voice of Praise #d146

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Laudes Domini #82

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Laudes Domini #119

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Laudes Domini #52

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Living Hymns #423

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Mission Songs #121

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New Manual of Praise #126

New Praises of Jesus #d70

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New Select Hymns #167

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Oberlin social & sabbath school hymn book #61

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Ocean Grove Songs #106

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #1357

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Plymouth Collection #a715

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Precious Hymns #67

Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship #d409

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #317

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d415

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Revival Hymns #309

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Sacred lyrics, or Select hymns #164

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Sacred Songs for Family and Social Worship #212

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Sacred Songs for Family and Social Worship #244

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Sacred Songs for Social Worship #10

Schools Lyrics #d112

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Seamen's Hymns #438

Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d333

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Select Songs for the Singing Service #58

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Select Songs for the Sunday School #58

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Sermons in Song No. 3 #204

Social Hymn and Tune Book #d207

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Social Hymn Book #323

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Social Psalmist #438

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Song Worship for Sunday Schools #39a

Songs for Social and Public Worship. Rev. ed. #d216

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #883

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #883

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #883

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Songs for the Sanctuary #883

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Songs for the Sanctuary #883

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Songs for the Sanctuary #883

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Songs for the Service of Prayer #21

Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d275

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Songs of Devotion for Christian Assocations #169

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Songs of Grace and Glory #153(8)

Songs of Love for the Bible School #d77

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