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When Peter through the tedious night Casting the gospel net

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book II, no. 10, under Luke 5:4.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 10

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 8 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Luke 5:4 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 8 stanzas as Newton printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

The stanzas at the centre; around them, every book its heading and its echoes come from, Old Testament on the left and New on the right. Choose a stanza or a book.

a line echoes this verse its heading or an echo comes from here

STANZA I

When Peter through the tedious night

Had often cast his net in vain;

Soon as his LORD appeared in sight

He gladly let it down again.

No line of this stanza quotes a verse closely; it is the hymn's own confession.

Where Newton found it

Newton printed the hymn under Luke 5:4. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” LUKE 5:4 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ LUKE 5

When Peter through the tedious night Had often cast his net in vain; Soon as his LORD appeared in sight He gladly let it down again. STANZA I

Its place in the book

Book II of the hymn book, “On occasional subjects”, holds these hymns in this order: 100 hymns. This is number 10. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 10 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN When Peter through the tedious night

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