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Quiet, LORD, my froward heart The child
John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book III, no. 65, under Psalm 131:2, 3–4.
WRITTEN BY
John Newton 1725–1807
PRINTED
1779 Olney Hymns · no. 65
METRE
7.6.7.6.7.7 4 stanzas
WRITTEN ON
Psalm 131:2, 3–4 the verse printed above it
The hymn, and the Scripture in it
All 4 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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Where Newton found it
Newton printed the hymn under Psalm 131:2, 3–4. The line that comes closest to it is marked.
Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. PSALM 131:2, 3–4 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 131
Quiet, LORD, my froward heart, Make me teachable and mild, Upright, simple, free from art, Make me as a weaned child: From distrust and envy free, Pleased with all that pleases thee. STANZA I
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 65. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.
NO. 65 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN Quiet, LORD, my froward heart
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