John Newton Poems

A Worldling spent each day
In luxury and state;
While a believer lay,
A beggar at his gate:
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When first to make my heart his own,
The Lord revealed his mighty grace;
Self reigned, like Dagon, on the throne,
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The castle of the human heart
Strong in its native sin;
Is guarded well, in every part,
By him who dwells within.
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Poor sinners! little do they think
With whom they have to do!
But stand securely on the brink
Of everlasting woe.
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As some tall rock amidst the waves,
The fury of the tempest braves;
While the fierce billows toiling high,
Break at its foot and murm'ring die:
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By faith in Christ I walk with God,
With heav'n, my journeys'-end, in view;
Supported by his staff and rod,
My road is safe and pleasant too,
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As needles point towards the pole,
When touched by the magnetic stone;
So faith in Jesus, gives the soul
A tendency before unknown.
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That man no guard or weapons needs,
Whose heart the blood of Jesus knows;
But safe may pass, if duty leads,
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If the Lord our leader be,
We may follow without fear;
East or West, by land or sea,
Home, with him, is everywhere;
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Darkness overspreads us here,
But the night wears fast away;
Jacob's star will soon appear,
Leading on eternal day!
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