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