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Jesus Christ, the Lord’s anointed On one stone shall be seven eyes

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book I, no. 78, under Zechariah 3:9.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 78

METRE

8.7.8.7.11 9 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Zechariah 3:9 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

Jesus Christ, the Lord’s anointed

Jesus Christ, the Lord’s anointed,

Who his blood for sinners spilt;

Is the Stone by God appointed,

And the church is on him built:

He delivers all who trust him from their guilt.

Where Newton found it

Newton printed the hymn under Zechariah 3:9. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

See the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day. ZECHARIAH 3:9 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ ZECHARIAH 3

Many eyes at once are fixed On a person so divine; Love, with aweful justice mixed, In his great redemption shine: Mighty JESUS! give me leave to call thee mine. STANZA II

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

NO. 78 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN Jesus Christ, the Lord’s anointed

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