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While Joshua led the armed bands MOSES and AMALEK

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book II, no. 66, under Exodus 17:9.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 66

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 7 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Exodus 17:9 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 7 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

While Joshua led the armed bands.

Of Israel forth to war;

Moses apart with lifted hands

Engaged in humble prayer.

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 Exodus 17:9. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.” EXODUS 17:9 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ EXODUS 17

While Joshua led the armed bands. Of Israel forth to war; Moses apart with lifted hands Engaged in humble prayer. STANZA I

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

NO. 66 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN While Joshua led the armed bands

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