Hymn
Jesus, who knows full well
Jesus, who knows full well
The heart of every saint,
Invites us all our grief to tell,
To pray and never faint.
He bows his gracious ear,--
We never plead in vain;
Then let us wait till he appear,
And pray, and pray again.
Jesus, the Lord, will hear
His chosen when they cry;
Yes, though he may a while forbear,
He'll help them from on high.
Then let us earnest cry,
And never faint in prayer;
He sees, he hears, and, from on high,
Will make our cause his care.
Jesus, who knows full well — Text from Laudes Domini, 1888. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/jesus-who-knows-full-well
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Jesus, who knows full well?
The words of Jesus, who knows full well were written by John Newton; the version here was published in 1888. The library holds 38 more hymns by John Newton, including I Will Trust and Not Be Afraid and The Pool of Bethesda.
Is Jesus, who knows full well public domain?
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What is the metre of Jesus, who knows full well?
Jesus, who knows full well is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, A Parting Hymn We Sing, Holy Fear of God and See What a Living Stone.