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Encouraged by thy word The beggar

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book I, no. 81, under Matthew 7:7–8.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 81

METRE

6.6.6.6.8.8 8 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Matthew 7:7–8 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

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a line echoes this verse its heading or an echo comes from here

STANZA I

Encouraged by thy word

Of promise to the poor;

Behold, a beggar, LORD,

Waits at thy mercy’s door!

No hand, no heart, O LORD, but thine,

Can help or pity wants like mine.

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 Matthew 7:7–8. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. MATTHEW 7:7–8 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ MATTHEW 7

Encouraged by thy word Of promise to the poor; Behold, a beggar, LORD, Waits at thy mercy’s door! No hand, no heart, O LORD, but thine, Can help or pity wants like mine. STANZA I

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

NO. 81 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN Encouraged by thy word

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