Thanks for mercies past, receive

Thanks for mercies past, receive

Author: John Newton
Tune: FERRIER
Published in 57 hymnals

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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

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: Thanks for mercies past, receive
Author: John Newton
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Book of Hymns and Tunes #155

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #380

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A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #380

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A Selection of Psalms and Hymns, Embracing all the Varieties of Subjects #H145a

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #539

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Baptist Hymn Book #a504

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Church Psalmody #H471

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Church Psalmody #471

Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Worship. 4th ed. #d262

Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d662

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Hymns for Public Worship Part II, for the Use of the Church in Brattle Street #d19

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Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #758

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Hymns, Selected and Original #758

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Hymns #758

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The Carol #38b

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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #425

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The Psalmody #76

The Universalist Hymn Book #d409

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The Universalist Hymn-Book #469

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d401

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