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The kine unguided went The milch kine drawing the ark: Faith’s surrender of all

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book I, no. 27, under 1 Samuel 6:12.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 27

METRE

Short Metre 6.6.8.6 · 8 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

1 Samuel 6:12 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

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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.

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STANZA I

The kine unguided went

By the directest road;

When the Philistines homeward sent

The ark of Israel’s God.

Where Newton found it

Newton printed the hymn under 1 Samuel 6:12. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh. 1 SAMUEL 6:12 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ 1 SAMUEL 6

The kine unguided went By the directest road; When the Philistines homeward sent The ark of Israel’s God. 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 27. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 27 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN The kine unguided went

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