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Yes! since God himself has said it Confidence
John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book III, no. 52, under Isaiah 48:8.
WRITTEN BY
John Newton 1725–1807
PRINTED
1779 Olney Hymns · no. 52
METRE
8.7.8.7.7.7 5 stanzas
WRITTEN ON
Isaiah 48:8 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.
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
Yes! since God himself has said it
Yes! since God himself has said it,
On the promise I rely;
His good word demands my credit,
What can unbelief reply?
He is strong and can fulfill,
He is truth and therefore will .
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 Isaiah 48:8. The line that comes closest to it is marked.
You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth. ISAIAH 48:8 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ ISAIAH 48
True, I’ve been a foolish creature; And have sinned against his grace; But forgiveness is his nature, Though he justly hides his face: Ere he called me well he knew, What a heart like mine would do. STANZA IV
Its place in the book
Book III of the hymn book, “On the progress and changes of the spiritual life”, holds these hymns in this order: 106 hymns. This is number 52. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.
NO. 52 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN Yes! since God himself has said it
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