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Jesus, to what didst thou submit The woman of Samaria
John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book I, no. 111, under John 4:28.
WRITTEN BY
John Newton 1725–1807
PRINTED
1779 Olney Hymns · no. 111
METRE
Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 8 stanzas
WRITTEN ON
John 4:28 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.
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Where Newton found it
Newton printed the hymn under John 4:28. The line that comes closest to it is marked.
Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people, JOHN 4:28 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ JOHN 4
His words her prejudice removed, Her sin she felt, relief she found; She saw and heard, believed and loved, And ran to tell her neighbors round. STANZA V
Its place in the book
Book I of Olney Hymns walks through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, one hymn per passage: 141 hymns. This is number 111. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.
NO. 111 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN Jesus, to what didst thou submit
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