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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 49 hymnals
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 >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: 1857
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 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: 1914
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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