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Though in the outward church below The wheat and tares

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book I, no. 86, under Matthew 13:37–42.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 86

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 6 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Matthew 13:37–42 the verse printed above it

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STANZA I

Though in the outward church below

The wheat and tares together grow;

Jesus ere long will weed the crop,

And pluck the tares, in anger, up.

Where Newton found it

Newton printed the hymn under Matthew 13:37–42. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

37He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. 40As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. 42And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. MATTHEW 13:37–42 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ MATTHEW 13

Though in the outward church below The wheat and tares together grow; Jesus ere long will weed the crop, And pluck the tares, in anger, up. STANZA I

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Book I of Olney Hymns walks through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, one hymn per passage: 141 hymns. This is number 86. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 86 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN Though in the outward church below

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