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Now, LORD, inspire the preacher’s heart

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book III, no. 90.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 90

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 2 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

A subject no verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 2 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

1 echoes in 8 lines.

Its place in the book

Book III of the hymn book, “On the progress and changes of the spiritual life”, holds these hymns in this order: 106 hymns. This is number 90. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 90 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN Now, LORD, inspire the preacher’s heart

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