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JESUS is mine! I’m now prepared

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book III, no. 97, under Habakkuk 3:17–18.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 97

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 1 stanza

WRITTEN ON

Habakkuk 3:17–18 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

The hymn as Newton printed it, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

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2 echoes in 8 lines.

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STANZA I

JESUS is mine! I’m now prepared

To meet with what I thought most hard;

Yes, let the winds of trouble blow,

And comforts melt away like snow:

No blasted trees, or failing crops,

Can hinder my eternal hopes;

Though creatures change, the LORD’S the same,

Then let me triumph in his name.

Where Newton found it

Newton printed the hymn under Habakkuk 3:17–18. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

17Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, 18yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation! HABAKKUK 3:17–18 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ HABAKKUK 3

JESUS is mine! I’m now prepared To meet with what I thought most hard; Yes, let the winds of trouble blow, And comforts melt away like snow: No blasted trees, or failing crops, Can hinder my eternal hopes; Though creatures change, the LORD’S the same, Then let me triumph in his name. 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 97. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 97 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN JESUS is mine! I’m now prepared

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