Book III · Hymn 59 · Old Things Are Passed Away

John Newton

Old things are passed away.
Let worldly minds the world pursue,
It has no charms for me;
Once I admired its trifles too,
But grace has set me free.
Its pleasures now no longer please,
No more content afford;
Far from my heart be joys like these;
Now I have seen the LORD.
As by the light of op'ning day
The stars are all concealed;
So earthly pleasures fade away,
When JESUS is revealed.
Creatures no more divide my choice,
I bid them all depart;
His name, and love, and gracious voice,
Have fixed my roving heart.
Now, Lord, I would be thine alone,
And wholly live to thee;
But may I hope that thou wilt own
A worthless worm, like me?
Yes! though of sinners I'm the worst,
I cannot doubt thy will;
For if thou hadst not loved me first

I had refused thee still.
Jer 31:3