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Zaccheus climbed the tree

Zaccheus climbed the tree

Author: John Newton
Published in 18 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Zaccheus climb'd the tree,
and thought himself unknown:
But how surpriz'd was he,
When Jesus call'd him down!
The Lord beheld him, tho' conceal'd,
And by a word his pow'r reveal'd.

2 Wonder and joy at once
Were painted in his face;
"Does he my name pronounce,
And does he know my case?
Will Jesus deign with me to dine?
Lord, I, with all I have, am thine.

3 Thus, where the gospel's preach'd,
And sinners come to hear:
The hearts of some are reach'd,
Before they are aware:
The word directly speaks to them,
And seems to point them out by name.

4 'Tis curiosity
Oft brings them in the way,
Only the man to see,
And hear what he can say;
But how the sinner starts to find,
The preacher knows his inmost mind.

5 His long forgotten thoughts,
Are brought again in view,
And all his secret thoughts
Reveal'd in public too,
Tho' compass'd with a croud about,
The searching word has found him out.

6 While thus distressing pain
And sorrow fills the heart;
He hears a voice again,
That bids his fears depart;
Then like Zaccheus he is blest,
And Jesus deigns to be his guest.

Source: Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #44

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 >

Text Information

First Line: Zaccheus climbed the tree
Author: John Newton
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #LVII

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A Collection of Hymns #L158

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A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #612

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A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #A72

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Baptist Hymn Book #aB41

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Evangelical Hymns #526

Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians. 9th ed. #d227

Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of Christians #d184

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #44

Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of Christians. 8th ed. #d220

Hymns and Spiritual Songs, for the Use of Christians #d135

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The Baptist Hymn Book #548

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The Baptist Hymn Book #B41

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