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Physician of my sin–sick soul A sick soul
John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book I, no. 83, under Matthew 9:12.
WRITTEN BY
John Newton 1725–1807
PRINTED
1779 Olney Hymns · no. 83
METRE
Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 7 stanzas
WRITTEN ON
Matthew 9:12 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
Where Newton found it
Newton printed the hymn under Matthew 9:12. The line that comes closest to it is marked.
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. MATTHEW 9:12 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ MATTHEW 9
Physician of my sin–sick soul, To thee I bring my case; My raging malady control, And heal me by thy grace. 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 83. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.
NO. 83 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN Physician of my sin–sick soul
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