933    C.M.     John Newton
“The joy of the Lord is your strength.” Neh. 8. 10

1 Joy is a fruit that will not grow
  In nature’s barren soil;
  All we can boast, till Christ we know,
  Is vanity and toil.

2 But where the Lord has planted grace,
  And made his glories known,
  There fruits of heavenly joy and peace
  Are found, and there alone.

3 A bleeding Saviour seen by faith,
  A sense of pardoning love,
  A hope that triumphs over death,
  Give joys like those above.

4 To take a glimpse within the veil,
  To know that God is mine;
  Are springs of joy that never fail,
  Unspeakable! divine!