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A Collection of Hymns #L490
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Author: N. Date: 1844
A Collection of Hymns #L490
We seek a rest beyond the skies
We seek a rest beyond the skies
Author: John NewtonTune: [We seek a rest beyond the skies]
Published in 48 hymnals
Author: John Newton
Newton, John, who was born in London, July 24, 1725, and died there Dec. 21, 1807, occupied an unique position among the founders of the Evangelical School, due as much to the romance of his young life and the striking history of his conversion, as to his force of character. His mother, a pious Dissenter, stored his childish mind with Scripture, but died when he was seven years old. At the age of eleven, after two years' schooling, during which he learned the rudiments of Latin, he went to sea with his father. His life at sea teems with wonderful escapes, vivid dreams, and sailor recklessness. He grew into an abandoned and godless sailor. The religious fits of his boyhood changed into settled infidelity, through the study of Shaftesbury and… Go to person page >Arrangements
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A New Selection of Hymns; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations, as a supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns #493
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1812
A New Selection of Hymns; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations, as a supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns #493
A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCXCVII
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Author: Newton Date: 1809
A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCXCVII
A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCXCVII
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Author: Newton Date: 1817
A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCXCVII
A Selection of Hymns for Worship (2nd ed.) #189
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1825
A Selection of Hymns for Worship (2nd ed.) #189
Additional Hymns, Adopted by the General Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America, at their Session June 1831. 2nd ed. #106
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1831
Additional Hymns, Adopted by the General Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America, at their Session June 1831. 2nd ed. #106
Church Melodies #336
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1858
Church Melodies #336
Church Psalmist #404
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1847
Church Psalmist #404
Church Psalmist #404
Display Title: Seeking a Rest First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Meter: C. M. Date: 1845 Subject: Children | ; Contrition | ; Gospel | Invitations
Church Psalmist #404
Church Psalmist #404
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1843
Church Psalmist #404
Congregational Hymn and Tune Book; containing the Psalms and Hymns of the General Association of Connecticut, adapted to Suitable Tunes #1229
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1856
Congregational Hymn and Tune Book; containing the Psalms and Hymns of the General Association of Connecticut, adapted to Suitable Tunes #1229
Fulton Street Hymn Book, for the use of union prayer meetings, Sabbath schools and families #239
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1862
Fulton Street Hymn Book, for the use of union prayer meetings, Sabbath schools and families #239
Hymn and Tune Book for Use in Old School or Primitive Baptist Churches #217
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1886
Hymn and Tune Book for Use in Old School or Primitive Baptist Churches #217
Hymns for Social Worship #498
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1840
Hymns for Social Worship #498
Musica Sacra #204
Display Title: The swelling flood and raging flame First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Tune Title: [We seek a rest beyond the skies] Date: 1819
Musica Sacra #204
Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion #112b
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1849
Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion #112b
Parish Hymns #390
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1844
Parish Hymns #390
Parish Psalmody #d888
Display Title: Christ our defender First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1844
Parish Psalmody #d888
Parish Psalmody #d905
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1848
Parish Psalmody #d905
Primitive Baptist Hymn and Tune book #d393
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1907
Primitive Baptist Hymn and Tune book #d393
Sacred Songs for Family and Social Worship #148
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1855
Sacred Songs for Family and Social Worship #148
Seamen's Devotional Assistant and Mariners' Hymns (American Seamen's Friend Society) #d542
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1830
Seamen's Devotional Assistant and Mariners' Hymns (American Seamen's Friend Society) #d542
Seamen's Devotional Assistant, and Mariners' Hymns; prepared under direction of the American Seamen's Friend Society #342
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1838
Seamen's Devotional Assistant, and Mariners' Hymns; prepared under direction of the American Seamen's Friend Society #342
Seamen's Hymns #404
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1846
Seamen's Hymns #404
Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d656
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1859
Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d656
Social Psalmist #404
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1843
Social Psalmist #404
Songs for Social and Public Worship #266
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1863
Songs for Social and Public Worship #266
Songs of Zion Enlarged #180
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Author: Newton Date: 1864
Songs of Zion Enlarged #180
The American Seaman's Hymn Book #d231
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1826
The American Seaman's Hymn Book #d231
The Baptist Hymn Book #588
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1859
The Baptist Hymn Book #588
The Book of Praise #d396
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1865
The Book of Praise #d396
The Book of Worship #d551
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1867
The Book of Worship #d551
The Church-Book #d477
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1883
The Church-Book #d477
The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems #CCCXX
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1823
The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems #CCCXX
The Congregational Hymn Book #597
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Author: Newton Date: 1857
The Congregational Hymn Book #597
The Good Old Songs #d602
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1913
The Good Old Songs #d602
The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #354
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Author: Newton Date: 1859
The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #354
The New York Choralist #249
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond the skies Date: 1847
The New York Choralist #249
The Old School Hymnal No. 7. Rev. #d291
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1939
The Old School Hymnal No. 7. Rev. #d291
The Primitive Baptist Hymnal #108
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1881
The Primitive Baptist Hymnal #108
The Primitive Hymns, Spiritual Songs and Sacred Poems Regularly Selected, Classified and Set in Order ... Stereotype ed. #d620
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1858
The Primitive Hymns, Spiritual Songs and Sacred Poems Regularly Selected, Classified and Set in Order ... Stereotype ed. #d620
The Psalms and Hymns, with the Catechism, Confession of Faith, and Liturgy, of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America #A106
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1839
The Psalms and Hymns, with the Catechism, Confession of Faith, and Liturgy, of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America #A106
The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #H462
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1860
The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #H462
The Reformed Church Hymnal #435
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1878
The Reformed Church Hymnal #435
The Vestry Hymn Book #d511
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1858
The Vestry Hymn Book #d511
Union Prayer Meeting Hymns #d229
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1858
Union Prayer Meeting Hymns #d229
Union Prayer Meeting Hymns #d232
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1859
Union Prayer Meeting Hymns #d232
Village Hymns #d603
Display Title: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies First Line: We seek a rest beyond [above] the skies Author: John Newton Date: 1852
Village Hymns #d603
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