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Incarnate God! the soul that knows The believer’s safety

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book I, no. 47, under Psalm 91.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 47

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 8 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 91 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

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

Incarnate God! the soul that knows

Thy name’s mysterious power

Shall dwell in undisturbed repose,

Nor fear the trying hour.

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 Psalm 91. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 2I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 3Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. 4He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. … 12 more verses PSALM 91 · ITS FIRST VERSES · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 91

Angels, unseen, attend the saints, And bear them in their arms; To cheer the spirit when it faints, And guard the life from harms. STANZA VI

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

NO. 47 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN Incarnate God! the soul that knows

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