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I Am, saith CHRIST our glorious head The resurrection and the life

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book I, no. 116, under John 11:25.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 116

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 7 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

John 11:25 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 7 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

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STANZA I

“I Am, saith CHRIST our glorious head

“I Am, saith CHRIST our glorious head,

(May we attention give)

The resurrection of the dead,

The life of all that live.

Where Newton found it

Newton printed the hymn under John 11:25. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. JOHN 11:25 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ JOHN 11

“I Am, saith CHRIST our glorious head, (May we attention give) The resurrection of the dead, The life of all that live. STANZA I

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 116. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 116 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN I Am, saith CHRIST our glorious head

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