I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what…

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
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Thou art coming to a King, large petitions with thee bring, for His grace and power are such none can ever ask too much. ✨ John Newton, William Cowper (1856). Olney Hymns: In Three Parts, p.48
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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

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