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Beside the gospel pool The pool of Bethesda. See also Book 3, Hymn 7
John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book I, no. 112, under John 5:2–4.
WRITTEN BY
John Newton 1725–1807
PRINTED
1779 Olney Hymns · no. 112
METRE
Short Metre 6.6.8.6 · 8 stanzas
WRITTEN ON
John 5:2–4 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
Where Newton found it
Newton printed the hymn under John 5:2–4. The line that comes closest to it is marked.
2Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda. 3On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed. JOHN 5:2–4 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ JOHN 5
How often have I seen The healing waters move; And others, round me, stepping in Their efficacy prove. STANZA II
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 112. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.
NO. 112 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN Beside the gospel pool
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