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Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: Newton Date: 1851
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Sweet was the time when first I felt
Author: John NewtonPublished in 339 hymnals
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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 >Arrangements
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Songs of Zion #d78
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1819
Songs of Zion #d78
Spiritual Melodies #d283
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1869
Spiritual Melodies #d283
Spiritual Melodies. Enl. & impr. ed. #d332
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1870
Spiritual Melodies. Enl. & impr. ed. #d332
Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #97
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1835
Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #97
Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #97
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1833
Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #97
Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #97
Display Title: Job xxix. 2 First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Tune Title: SWEET WAS THE TIME Meter: C. M. Scripture: Job 29:2 Date: 1834
Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #97
Supplement to Watts #d385
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1832
Supplement to Watts #d385
Temple Melodies #175
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1851
Temple Melodies #175
The American Hymn and Tune Book #d723
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1860
The American Hymn and Tune Book #d723
The American Hymn and Tune Book, Newly Revised and Especially Adapted to Vestry Use #d130
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1869
The American Hymn and Tune Book, Newly Revised and Especially Adapted to Vestry Use #d130
The American Sunday-School Hymn-Book #220
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1860
The American Sunday-School Hymn-Book #220
The American Tune Book (Carmina Sacra, enlarged) #d363
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1869
The American Tune Book (Carmina Sacra, enlarged) #d363
The American Vocalist #51b
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Tune Title: DEDHAM Date: 1849
The American Vocalist #51b
The American Vocalist #330a
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Tune Title: SWEET WAS THE TIME Date: 1849
The American Vocalist #330a
The Baptist Harmony #d347
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1834
The Baptist Harmony #d347
The Baptist Harmony #d358
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1842
The Baptist Harmony #d358
The Baptist Harp #290
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: Newton Date: 1849
The Baptist Harp #290
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #518
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1873
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #518
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #135.518
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1871
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #135.518
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #430
Display Title: Sweet was the time, when I first felt First Line: Sweet was the time, when I first felt Author: Newton Date: 1858
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #430
The Baptist Hymn Book #518
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1871
The Baptist Hymn Book #518
The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d508
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1825
The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d508
The Baptist Hymn Book #1085
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1859
The Baptist Hymn Book #1085
The Baptist Hymn Book #352
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: Newton Date: 1842
The Baptist Hymn Book #352
The Baptist Praise Book #666
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: Newton Date: 1872
The Baptist Praise Book #666
The Baptist Psalmody #734
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1850
The Baptist Psalmody #734
The Bay State Collection of Church Music #d176
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1849
The Bay State Collection of Church Music #d176
The Book of Praise #d713
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1869
The Book of Praise #d713
The Book of Worship #357
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Meter: C. M. Date: 1867 Subject: Man a Saint | Lukewarm and Backsliding
The Book of Worship #357
The Brick Church Hymns, Designed for the Use of Social Prayer Meetings and Families, selected from the most approved authors #87
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Meter: C. M. Date: 1823
The Brick Church Hymns, Designed for the Use of Social Prayer Meetings and Families, selected from the most approved authors #87
The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs #268
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: J. Newton Date: 1881
The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs #268
The Chapel hymn book, with tunes #493
Display Title: Sweet was the time, when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time, when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1878
The Chapel hymn book, with tunes #493
The Choir #87b
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1833
The Choir #87b
The Choir #95b
Display Title: Sweet was the time, when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time, when first I felt Date: 1833
The Choir #95b
The Choir #128a
Display Title: Sweet was the time, when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time, when first I felt Date: 1833
The Choir #128a
The Choralist #d326
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1859
The Choralist #d326
The Christian Harmony #d102
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1805
The Christian Harmony #d102
The Christian Harmony #d311
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1873
The Christian Harmony #d311
The Christian Hymn Book #944
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1866
The Christian Hymn Book #944
The Christian Hymn-Book (Corr. and Enl., 3rd. ed.) #28
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1815
The Christian Hymn-Book (Corr. and Enl., 3rd. ed.) #28
The Christian Hymnal #d631
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1871
The Christian Hymnal #d631
The Christian Hymnal #422
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1875
The Christian Hymnal #422
The Christian Lyre #d380
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1860
The Christian Lyre #d380
The Christian Melodist #T16
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1849
The Christian Melodist #T16
The Christian Minstrel #d259
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1846
The Christian Minstrel #d259
The Christian Minstrel #d295
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1858
The Christian Minstrel #d295
The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #318
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1840
The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #318
The Christian Psalmist #310
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1840
The Christian Psalmist #310
The Church Hymn Book #d899
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1859
The Church Hymn Book #d899
The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d818
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1887
The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d818
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #446
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: Rev. John Newton, 1725-1807 Date: 1881
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #446
The Cyber Hymnal #9124
Display Title: Sweet Was The Time When First I Felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Tune Title: EVAN Author: John Newton Meter: CM Source: Olney Hymns (London, W. Oliver, 1779)
The Cyber Hymnal #9124
The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #448
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: Newton Date: 1864
The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #448
The Devotional Hymn Book #d440
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1864
The Devotional Hymn Book #d440
The Ebenezer Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, with an appendix Consisting of Miscellaneous Pieces. 6th ed. #d503
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1877
The Ebenezer Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, with an appendix Consisting of Miscellaneous Pieces. 6th ed. #d503
The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d676
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1882
The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d676
The Evangelical Hymnal #297
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Tune Title: EVAN Author: John Newton Date: 1921 Subject: Christian Life | Aspiration
The Evangelical Hymnal #297
The Good Old Songs #d495
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1913
The Good Old Songs #d495
The Good Old Songs #116
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Tune Title: CAMBRIDGE Date: 1914
The Good Old Songs #116
The Gospel Alarm #d147
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1886
The Gospel Alarm #d147
The Gospel Hymnal #d562
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1880
The Gospel Hymnal #d562
The Gospel Shower; a Collection of Gospel Hymns #d142
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1887
The Gospel Shower; a Collection of Gospel Hymns #d142
The Great Redemption #205
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: J. Newton Date: 1894
The Great Redemption #205
The Halifax Selection of Hymns #d378
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1834
The Halifax Selection of Hymns #d378
The Harp #653
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1856
The Harp #653
The Harp. 2nd ed. #a653
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1860
The Harp. 2nd ed. #a653
The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the most approved authors to which are added, a number never before published. #142
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1810
The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the most approved authors to which are added, a number never before published. #142
The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors #CXLII
Display Title: O that I were as in months past First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Meter: C. M. Scripture: Job 29:2 Date: 1799 Subject: Christian | Desiring a return of light; Light | Desired
The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors #CXLII
The Hartford Selection of Hymns #CXLII
Display Title: O that I were as in months past First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Meter: C. M. Scripture: Job 29:2 Date: 1802 Subject: Christian | Desiring a return of light; Light | Desired
The Hartford Selection of Hymns #CXLII
The Heart and Voice #169a
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1865
The Heart and Voice #169a
The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #383
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1891
The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #383
The Imperial Harmony #d247
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1876
The Imperial Harmony #d247
The Jubilee Harp #185
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1867
The Jubilee Harp #185
The Lecture-Room Hymn-Book #H336
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1855
The Lecture-Room Hymn-Book #H336
The Lesser Hymnal #d297
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1875
The Lesser Hymnal #d297
The Melodeon #112
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1860
The Melodeon #112
The Melody of the Heart #d46
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1804
The Melody of the Heart #d46
The Modern Harp #d239
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1846
The Modern Harp #d239
The New Christian Harp. 10th ed. #d219
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1866
The New Christian Harp. 10th ed. #d219
The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #309
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: Newton Date: 1859
The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #309
The New England Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #75
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1829
The New England Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #75
The New Jubilee Harp #239
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Tune Title: NEW JERUSALEM Date: 1885
The New Jubilee Harp #239
The New Jubilee Harp #239
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Tune Title: NEW JERUSALEM Date: 1888
The New Jubilee Harp #239
The New Laudes Domini #669
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Tune Title: COOLING Author: John Newton Date: 1892 Subject: Christian Experience | Conflict with Sin
The New Laudes Domini #669
The New York Choralist #112c
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1847
The New York Choralist #112c
The Palm #147a
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1870
The Palm #147a
The Palm #147b
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1870
The Palm #147b
The Pilgrim's Hymnal. #d178
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1908
The Pilgrim's Hymnal. #d178
The Plymouth Hymnal #d484
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1893
The Plymouth Hymnal #d484
The Plymouth Sabbath School Collection of Hymns and Tunes #104
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1865
The Plymouth Sabbath School Collection of Hymns and Tunes #104
The Praise #d264
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1875
The Praise #d264
The Prayer Meeting Hymn Book #d242
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1858
The Prayer Meeting Hymn Book #d242
The Presbyterian Hymnal #238
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1874
The Presbyterian Hymnal #238
The Presbyterian Hymnal #238
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Date: 1878 Subject: The Lord Jesus Christ | Affections and Duties
The Presbyterian Hymnal #238
The Primitive Hymns #d529
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: John Newton Date: 1858
The Primitive Hymns #d529
The Psalmist #759
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: Newton Date: 1849
The Psalmist #759
The Psalmist #759
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: Newton Date: 1843
The Psalmist #759
The Psalmody #604
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: Newton Date: 1853
The Psalmody #604
The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #1033
Display Title: Sweet was the time when first I felt First Line: Sweet was the time when first I felt Author: Newton Date: 1835
The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #1033
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