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Table of Contents

  1. Titlepage
  2. Imprint
  3. Olney Hymns
    1. Preface
    2. Book I: On Select Texts of Scripture
      1. 1: Adam
      2. 2: Cain and Abel
      3. 3: Walking with God
      4. 4: Another
      5. 5: Lot in Sodom
      6. 6: Jehovah-Jireh—The Lord Will Provide
      7. 7: The Lord Will Provide
      8. 8: Esau
      9. 9: Jacob’s Ladder
      10. 10: My Name Is Jacob
      11. 11: Plenty in the Time of Dearth
      12. 12: Joseph Made Known to His Brethren
      13. 13: The Bitter Waters
      14. 14: Jehovah-Rophi—I Am the Lord That Healeth Thee
      15. 15: Manna
      16. 16: Manna Hoarded
      17. 17: Jehovah-Nissi—The Lord My Banner
      18. 18: The Golden Calf
      19. 19: The True Aaron
      20. 20: Balaam’s Wish.
      21. 21: Gibeon
      22. 22: Jehovah-Shalem—The Lord Send Peace
      23. 23: Gideon’s Fleece
      24. 24: Samson’s Lion
      25. 25: Hannah; or the Throne of Grace
      26. 26: Dagon Before the Ark
      27. 27: The Milch Kine Drawing the Ark: Faith’s Surrender of All
      28. 28: Saul’s Armour
      29. 29: David’s Fall
      30. 30: Is This Thy Kindness to Thy Friend?
      31. 31: Ask What I Shall Give Thee
      32. 32: Another
      33. 33: Another
      34. 34: Queen of Sheba
      35. 35: Elijah Fed by Ravens.
      36. 36: The Meal and Cruse of Oil
      37. 37: Jericho; or, the Waters Healed
      38. 38: Naaman
      39. 39: The Borrowed Axe
      40. 40: More with Us Than with Them
      41. 41: Faith’s Review and Expectation
      42. 42: The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength
      43. 43: Oh That I Were as in Months Past!
      44. 44: The Change.
      45. 45: Pleading for Mercy
      46. 46: None Upon Earth I Desire Besides Thee
      47. 47: The Believer’s Safety
      48. 48: Another
      49. 49: He Led Them by a Right Way
      50. 50: What Shall I Render?
      51. 51: Dwelling in Mesech
      52. 52: Wisdom
      53. 53: A Friend That Sticketh Closer Than a Brother
      54. 54: Vanity of Life.
      55. 55: Vanity of the World
      56. 56: Vanity of the Creature Sanctified
      57. 57: The Name of Jesus
      58. 58: O Lord, I Will Praise Thee
      59. 59: The Refuge, River, and Rock of the Church
      60. 60: Zion; or the City of God.
      61. 61: Look Unto Me, and Be Ye Saved
      62. 62: The Good Physician
      63. 63: To the Afflicted, Tossed with Tempests, and Not Comforted
      64. 64: The Contrite Heart
      65. 65: The Future Peace and Glory of the Church
      66. 66: The Trust of the Wicked and the Righteous Compared
      67. 67: Jehovah Our Righteousness
      68. 68: Ephraim Repenting
      69. 69: The Lord Is My Portion
      70. 70: Humbled and Silenced by Mercy
      71. 71: The Covenant
      72. 72: Jehovah-Shammah
      73. 73: The Power and Triumph of Faith
      74. 74: Belshazzar
      75. 75: The Gourd
      76. 76: Prayer for the Lord’s Promised Presence
      77. 77: A Brand Plucked Out of the Fire
      78. 78: On One Stone Shall Be Seven Eyes
      79. 79: Praise for the Fountain Opened
      80. 80: They Shall Be Mine, Saith the Lord
      81. 81: The Beggar
      82. 82: The Leper
      83. 83: A Sick Soul
      84. 84: Satan Returning
      85. 85: The Sower
      86. 86: The Wheat and Tares
      87. 87: Peter Walking Upon the Water
      88. 88: The Woman of Canaan
      89. 89: What Think Ye of Christ?
      90. 90: The Foolish Virgins.
      91. 91: Peter Sinning and Repenting
      92. 92: The Legion Dispossessed
      93. 93: The Ruler’s Daughter Raised
      94. 94: But One Loaf.
      95. 95: Bartimeus
      96. 96: The House of Prayer
      97. 97: The Blasted Fig-Tree
      98. 98: The Two Debtors
      99. 99: The Good Samaritan
      100. 100: Martha and Mary
      101. 101: The Heart Taken
      102. 102: The Worldling
      103. 103: The Barren Fig-Tree
      104. 104: The Prodigal Son
      105. 105: The Rich Man and Lazarus
      106. 106: The Importunate Widow.
      107. 107: Zaccheus
      108. 108: The Believer’s Danger, Safety, and Duty
      109. 109: Father, Forgive Them
      110. 110: The Two Malefactors
      111. 111: The Woman of Samaria
      112. 112: The Pool of Bethesda.
      113. 113: Another
      114. 114: The Disciples at Sea.
      115. 115: Will Ye Also Go Away?
      116. 116: The Resurrection and the Life
      117. 117: Weeping Mary
      118. 118: Lovest Thou Me?
      119. 119: Another
      120. 120: The Death of Stephen
      121. 121: The Rebel’s Surrender to Grace.–Lord, What Wilt Thou Have Me to Do?
      122. 122: Peter Released from Prison
      123. 123: The Trembling Gaoler
      124. 124: The Exorcists
      125. 125: Paul’s Voyage
      126. 126: The Good That I Would Do, I Do Not
      127. 127: Salvation Drawing Nearer
      128. 128: That Rock Was Christ
      129. 129: My Grace Is Sufficient for Thee
      130. 130: The Inward Warfare
      131. 131: Contentment.
      132. 132: Old Testament Gospel
      133. 133: The Word Quick and Powerful
      134. 134: Looking Unto Jesus
      135. 135: Love Tokens
      136. 136: Ephesus
      137. 137: Smyrna
      138. 138: Sardis
      139. 139: Philadelphia
      140. 140: Laodicea
      141. 141: The Little Book.
    3. Book II: On Occasional Subjects
      1. I: Seasons
        1. New Year’s Hymns
          1. 1: Time How Swift
          2. 2: Time How Short
          3. 3: Uncertainty of Life
          4. 4: A New-Year’s Thought and Prayer
          5. 5: Death and War. 1778
          6. 6: Earthly Prospects Deceitful
        2. Before Annual Sermons to Young People on New-Year’s Evenings
          1. 7: Prayer for a Blessing
          2. 8: Another
          3. 9: Another
          4. 10: Casting the Gospel Net
          5. 11: Pleading for and with Youth
          6. 12: Prayer for Children
          7. 13: The Shunammite
          8. 14: Elijah’s Prayer
          9. 15: Preaching to the Dry Bones
          10. 16: The Rod of Moses
          11. 17: God Speaking from Mount Zion
          12. 18: A Prayer for Power on the Means of Grace
          13. 19: Elijah’s Mantle
        3. After Sermons to Young People on New-Year’s Evenings, Suited to the Subjects
          1. 20: David’s Charge to Solomon
          2. 21: The Lord’s Call to His Children
          3. 22: The Prayer of Jabez
          4. 23: Waiting at Wisdom’s Gates
          5. 24: Asking the Way to Zion
          6. 25: We Were Pharaoh’s Bondmen
          7. 26: Travailing in Birth for Souls
          8. 27: We Are Ambassadors for Christ
          9. 28: Paul’s Farewell Charge
          10. 29: How Shall I Put Thee Among the Children?
          11. 30: Winter.
          12. 31: Waiting for Spring
          13. 32: Spring
          14. 33: Another
          15. 34: Summer Storms.
          16. 35: Hay-Time
          17. 36: Harvest
        4. Christmas
          1. 37: Praise for the Incarnation
          2. 38: Jehovah-Jesus
          3. 39: Man Honoured Above Angels
          4. 40: Saturday Evening
        5. The Close of the Year
          1. 41: Ebenezer
          2. 42: Another
      2. II: Ordinances
        1. 43: On Opening a Place for Social Prayer
        2. 44: Another
        3. 45: The Lord’s Day
        4. 46: Gospel Privileges
        5. 47: Another
        6. 48: Prayer for the Continuance of the Gospel.
        7. 49: A Famine of the Word
        8. 50: Prayer for Ministers
        9. 51: Prayer for a Revival
        10. 52: Hoping for a Revival
        11. Sacramental Hymns
          1. 53: Welcome to the Table
          2. 54: Christ Crucified
          3. 55: Jesus Hasting to Suffer
          4. 56: It Is Good to Be Here
          5. 57: Looking at the Cross
          6. 58: Supplies in the Wilderness
          7. 59: Communion with the Saints in Glory
        12. On Prayer
          1. 60: Exhortation to Prayer
          2. 61: Power of Prayer
        13. On the Scripture
          1. 62: The Light and Glory of the Word
          2. 63: The Word More Precious Than Gold
      3. III: Providences
        1. 64: On the Commencement of Hostilities in America
        2. Fast Day Hymns
          1. 65: Confession and Prayer. Dec. 13, 1776
          2. 66: Moses and Amalek
          3. 67: The Hiding-Place. Feb. 10, 1779
          4. 68: On the Earthquake. Sept. 8, 1775
          5. 69: On the Fire at Olney. Sept. 22, 1777
          6. 70: A Welcome to Christian Friends
          7. 71: At Parting
        3. Funeral Hymns
          1. 72: On the Death of a Believer
          2. 73: On the Death of a Minister
          3. 74: The Tolling Bell
          4. 75: Hope Beyond the Grave
          5. 76: There the Weary Are at Rest
          6. 77: The Day of Judgment
          7. 78: The Day of the Lord.
          8. 79: The Great Tribunal
      4. IV: Creation
        1. 80: The Old and New Creation
        2. 81: The Book of Creation
        3. 82: The Rainbow
        4. 83: Thunder
        5. 84: Lightning in the Night
        6. 85: On the Eclipse of the Moon. July 30, 1776
        7. 86: Moonlight
        8. 87: The Sea.
        9. 88: The Flood
        10. 89: The Thaw
        11. 90: The Loadstone
        12. 91: The Spider and Bee
        13. 92: The Bee Saved from the Spider
        14. 93: The Tamed Lion
        15. 94: Sheep
        16. 95: The Garden
        17. 96: For a Garden-Seat or Summer-House
        18. 97: The Creatures in the Lord’s Hands
        19. 98: On Dreaming
        20. 99: The World
        21. 100: The Enchantment Dissolved
    4. Book III: On the Rise, Progress, Changes, and Comforts of the Spiritual Life
      1. I: Solemn Addresses to Sinners
        1. 1: Expostulation
        2. 2: Alarm
        3. 3: We Were Once as You Are
        4. 4: Prepare to Meet God
        5. 5: Invitation
      2. II: Seeking, Pleading, and Hoping
        1. 6: The Burdened Sinner
        2. 7: Behold, I Am Vile
        3. 8: The Shining Light
        4. 9: Encouragement
        5. 10: The Waiting Soul
        6. 11: The Effort
        7. 12: The Effort-in Another Measure
        8. 13: Seeking the Beloved
        9. 14: Rest for Weary Souls
      3. III: Conflict
        1. 15: Light Shining Out of Darkness
        2. 16: Welcome Cross
        3. 17: Afflictions Sanctified by the Word
        4. 18: Temptation
        5. 19: Looking Upwards in a Storm
        6. 20: The Valley of the Shadow of Death
        7. 21: The Storm Is Hushed
        8. 22: Help in the Time of Need
        9. 23: Peace After a Storm
        10. 24: Mourning and Longing
        11. 25: Rejoice the Soul of Thy Servant
        12. 26: Self-Acquaintance
        13. 27: Bitter and Sweet
        14. 28: Prayer for Patience
        15. 29: Submission
        16. 30: Why Should I Complain?
        17. 31: Return, O Lord, How Long?
        18. 32: Cast Down, but Not Destroyed
        19. 33: The Benighted Traveler
        20. 34: The Prisoner
        21. 35: Perplexity Relieved
        22. 36: Prayer Answered by Crosses
        23. 37: I Will Trust and Not Be Afraid
        24. 38: Questions to Unbelief
        25. 39: Good Effects by Weak Means
        26. 40: Why Art Thou Cast Down?
        27. 41: The Way of Access
        28. 42: The Pilgrim’s Song
      4. IV: Comfort
        1. 43: Faith a New and Comprehensive Sense
        2. 44: The Happy Change
        3. 45: Retirement
        4. 46: Jesus My All
        5. 47: The Hidden Life
        6. 48: Joy and Peace in Believing
        7. 49: True Pleasure
        8. 50: The Christian
        9. 51: Lively Hope and Gracious Fear
        10. 52: Confidence
        11. 53: Peace Restored
        12. 54: Hear What He Has Done for My Soul!
        13. 55: Freedom from Care
        14. 56: Humiliation and Praise
        15. 57: For the Poor
        16. 58: Home in View
      5. V: Dedication and Surrender
        1. 59: Old Things Are Passed Away
        2. 60: The Power of Grace
        3. 61: My Soul Thirsteth for God
        4. 62: Love Constraining to Obedience
        5. 63: The Heart Healed and Changed by Mercy
        6. 64: Hatred of Sin
        7. 65: The Child
        8. 66: True Happiness
        9. 67: The Happy Debtor
      6. VI: Cautions
        1. 68: The New Convert
        2. 69: True and False Comforts
        3. 70: True and False Zeal
        4. 71: A Living and a Dead Faith
        5. 72: Abuse of the Gospel
        6. 73: The Narrow Way
        7. 74: Dependence
        8. 75: Not of Works
        9. 76: Sin’s Deceit
        10. 77: Are There Few That Shall Be Saved?
        11. 78: The Sluggard
        12. 79: Not in Word, but in Power
      7. VII: Praise
        1. 80: Praise for Faith
        2. 81: Grace and Providence
        3. 82: Praise for Redeeming Love
        4. 83: I Will Praise the Lord at All Times
        5. 84: Perseverance
        6. 85: Salvation
        7. 86: Reigning Grace
        8. 87: Praise to the Redeemer
        9. 88: Man by Nature, Grace, and Glory
      8. VIII: Short Hymns
        1. Before Sermon
          1. 89
          2. 90
          3. 91
          4. 92
          5. 93: Psalm 106:4–5
          6. 94
          7. 95
        2. After Sermon
          1. 96: Deuteronomy 33:26, 29
          2. 97: Habakkuk 3:17–18
          3. 98
          4. 99: Deuteronomy 32:9–10
          5. 100: Hebrews 13:20, 22
          6. 101: 2 Corinthians 13:14
          7. 102
          8. 103
        3. Gloria Patri
          1. 104
          2. 105
          3. 106
          4. 107
  4. Endnotes
  5. Colophon
  6. Uncopyright

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