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Elijah’s example declares ELIJAH fed by ravens(s)
John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book I, no. 35, under 1 Kings 17:6.
WRITTEN BY
John Newton 1725–1807
PRINTED
1779 Olney Hymns · no. 35
METRE
8.8.8.8a 5 stanzas
WRITTEN ON
1 Kings 17:6 the verse printed above it
The hymn, and the Scripture in it
All 5 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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STANZA I
Elijah’s example declares
Elijah’s example declares,
Whatever distress may betide;
The saints may commit all their cares
To him who will surely provide:
When rain long withheld from the earth
Occasioned a famine of bread;
The prophet, secure from the dearth,
By ravens was constantly fed.
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 Kings 17:6. The line that comes closest to it is marked.
The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook. 1 KINGS 17:6 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ 1 KINGS 17
Elijah’s example declares, Whatever distress may betide; The saints may commit all their cares To him who will surely provide: When rain long withheld from the earth Occasioned a famine of bread; The prophet, secure from the dearth, By ravens was constantly fed. 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 35. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.
NO. 35 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN Elijah’s example declares
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