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O David’s Son, and David’s Lord! DAVID’s charge to SOLOMON

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book II, no. 20, under 1 Chronicles 28:9.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 20

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 6 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

1 Chronicles 28:9 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 6 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

O David’s Son, and David’s Lord

O David’s Son, and David’s Lord!

From age to age thou art the same;

Thy gracious presence now afford,

And teach our youth to know thy name!

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 1 Chronicles 28:9. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever. 1 CHRONICLES 28:9 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ 1 CHRONICLES 28

O David’s Son, and David’s Lord! From age to age thou art the same; Thy gracious presence now afford, And teach our youth to know thy name! 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 20. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 20 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN O David’s Son, and David’s Lord!

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