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Remember us, we pray thee, LORD

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book III, no. 93, under Psalm 106:4–5.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 93

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 2 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 106:4–5 the 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.

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

Remember us, we pray thee, LORD

Remember us, we pray thee, LORD,

With those who love thy gracious name,

And to our souls that good afford,

Thy promise has prepared for them.

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 Psalm 106:4–5. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

4Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation, 5that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, and rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, and give glory with Your inheritance. PSALM 106:4–5 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 106

Remember us, we pray thee, LORD, With those who love thy gracious name, And to our souls that good afford, Thy promise has prepared for them. STANZA I

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

NO. 93 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN Remember us, we pray thee, LORD

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