Thus saith the Lord to Ephesus

Thus saith the Lord to Ephesus

Author: John Newton
Published in 12 hymnals

Author: John Newton

John Newton (b. London, England, 1725; d. London, 1807) was born into a Christian home, but his godly mother died when he was seven, and he joined his father at sea when he was eleven. His licentious and tumul­tuous sailing life included a flogging for attempted desertion from the Royal Navy and captivity by a slave trader in West Africa. After his escape he himself became the captain of a slave ship. Several factors contributed to Newton's conversion: a near-drowning in 1748, the piety of his friend Mary Catlett, (whom he married in 1750), and his reading of Thomas à Kempis' Imitation of Christ. In 1754 he gave up the slave trade and, in association with William Wilberforce, eventually became an ardent abolitionist. After becoming a tide… Go to person page >

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First Line: Thus saith the Lord to Ephesus
Author: John Newton
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Choice Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #247

A Selection of Hymns #d289

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Hymns for Christian Melody #976

Revival Hymns. 4th ed. #d123

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Select Hymns, The Third Part of Christian Psalmody. 3rd ed. #aa155

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Select Hymns #155

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The Baptist Hymn Book #1104

The Providence Selection of Hymns, Supplementary to Dr. Watts. #d243

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The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D. #D155

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