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Let hearts and tongues unite EBENEZER

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book II, no. 42, under 1 Samuel 7:12.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 42

METRE

Short Metre 6.6.8.6 · 9 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

1 Samuel 7:12 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 9 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

Let hearts and tongues unite

And loud thanksgivings raise;

’Tis duty, mingled with delight,

The Savior’s name to praise.

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 Samuel 7:12. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.” 1 SAMUEL 7:12 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ 1 SAMUEL 7

Now through another year Supported by his care; We raise our Ebenezer here, “The LORD has helped thus far.” STANZA VII

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

NO. 42 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN Let hearts and tongues unite

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