Religion

True Happiness

by John Newton 1725–1807

From Olney Hymns, Book III (1779)

Religion

Fix my heart and eyes on thine!
What are other objects worth?
But to see thy glory shine,
Is a heav'n begun on earth:
Trifles can no longer move,
O, I tread on all beside,
When I feel my Saviour's love,
And remember how he died.

Now my search is at an end,
Now my wishes rove no more!
Thus my moments I would spend,
Love, and wonder, and adore:
Jesus, source of excellence!
All thy glorious love reveal!
Kingdoms shall not bribe me hence,
While this happiness I feel.

Take my heart, 'tis all thine own,
To thy will my spirit frame;
Thou shalt reign, and thou alone,
Over all I have, or am:
If a foolish thought shall dare
To rebel against thy word,
Slay it, LORD; and do not spare,
Let it feel thy Spirit's sword.

Making thus the LORD my choice,
I have nothing more to choose,
But to listen to thy voice,
And my will in thine to lose:
Thus, whatever may betide,
I shall safe and happy be;
Still content and satisfied,
Having all, in having thee.

MLA

Newton, John. “True Happiness.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/newton_j/249/.

Chicago

Newton, John. “True Happiness.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/newton_j/249/.

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