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John Newton


Born
in London, England, The United Kingdom
July 24, 1725

Died
December 21, 1807

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John Newton was born in London and at age eleven went to sea with his father, a shipmaster on the Mediterranean. Disregarding his mother's prayer that he enter the ministry, he engaged in the lucrative but brutal African slave trade for a number of years. Afterwards, he served in the Church of England as pastor of Olney parish and later of the combined church of St. Mary's in London. In addition to the words of "Amazing Grace," Newton was a prolific songwriter whose other well-known hymns include "Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken" and "How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds."

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Average rating: 4.31 · 1,565 ratings · 275 reviews · 128 distinct worksSimilar authors
Out of the Depths

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4.12 avg rating — 686 ratings — published 1786 — 82 editions
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Letters of John Newton

4.61 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 1911 — 40 editions
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Select Letters of John Newton

4.51 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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Cardiphonia or the Utteranc...

4.75 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1780 — 83 editions
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Thoughts upon the African S...

4.25 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1787 — 39 editions
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The Life & Spirituality of ...

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4.26 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions
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Jewels from John Newton: Daily

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Amazing Grace

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4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1764 — 13 editions
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The Works of John Newton, V...

4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015
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Selected Letters and Poems

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4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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Quotes by John Newton  (?)
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“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”
John Newton

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

“I am still in the land of the dying; I shall be in the land of the living soon. (his last words)”
John Newton

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