Quotes by John Newton

“The midsummer sun shines but dim, The fields strive in vain to look gay; But when I am happy in Him December's as pleasant as May.”

“Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.”

“I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still I am not what I once used to be, and by the grace of God I am what I am”

“If we seem to get no good by attempting to draw near to Him, we may be sure we will get none by keeping away from Him.”

“Prayer is the great engine to overthrow and rout my spiritual enemies the great means to procure the graces of which I stand in hourly need.”

“You are coming to a King Large petitions with you bring For his grace and power are such None can ever ask too much.”

“Beyond our utmost wants His love and power can bless To praying souls he always grants More than they can express.”

“The spirit of prayer is the fruit and token of the Spirit of adoption.”

“The Christian ministry is the worst of all trades but the best of all professions.”

“We can easily manage if we will only take each day the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday's burden over again today and then add the burden of th...”

“Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.”

“Prayer is the great engine to overthrow and rout my spiritual enemies the great means to procure the graces of which I stand in hourly need.”

“You are coming to a King Large petitions with you bring For his grace and power are such None can ever ask too much.”

“Beyond our utmost wants His love and power can bless To praying souls he always grants More than they can express.”

“The Christian ministry is the worst of all trades but the best of all professions.”

“We can easily manage if we will only take each day the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday's burden over again today and then add the burden of the m...”

“If the trade is at present carried on to the same extent and nearly in the same manner, while we are delaying from year to year to put a stop to our part in it, the blood of many thousands of our h...”

“Whether men are pleased or not, we will, we must, worship the Lamb that was slain.”

“I should be inexcusable, considering the share I have formerly had in that unhappy business, if, upon this occasion, I should omit to mention the African slave-trade. I do not rank this amongst our...”

“By one hour's intimate access to the throne of grace, where the Lord causes his glory to pass before the soul that seeks him, you may acquire more true spiritual knowledge and comfort, than by a da...”