When I by faith my Savior see

When I by faith my Savior see

Author: John Newton
Published in 9 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 >

^ top

Text Information

First Line: When I by faith my Savior see
Author: John Newton
Refrain First Line: When he sweeps across the skies
Copyright: Public Domain
^ top

Timeline

^ top

Instances

Instances (1 - 9 of 9)
Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. (New and Rev. ed.) #105

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. (New and Rev. ed.) #105

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. Rev. ed. #d868

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. Rev. ed. #d868
Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. New and Revised ed. #126

A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. New and Revised ed. #126

Hymns, etc. composed on various subjects #94

Hymns, etc. composed on various subjects #94
Page Scan

Hymns, etc. #97

Hymns, etc. #97
Page Scan

Hymns #94

Hymns #94
Page Scan

Offices of Worship and Hymns #361

Offices of Worship and Hymns #361
Page Scan

The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #125

The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #125
Page Scan

The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #361

The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #361
All instances^ top
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us
It looks like you are using an ad-blocker. Ad revenue helps keep us running. Please consider white-listing Hymnary.org or getting Hymnary Pro to eliminate ads entirely and help support Hymnary.org.