# Chapter 91 explained — Olney Hymns

> Chapter companion for Olney Hymns by John Newton.

## What happens

The chapter is a prayerful hymn of humble waiting before the Lord, acknowledging His promise and command as the reason for gathering. The speaker asks for a meeting with God through words of peace, a heart filled with love, and the grace to cease from follies and prove faithful.

## Themes in this chapter

### Prayer and Dependence on God

The chapter is a direct prayer, expressing dependence on God's promise, command, and word.

### Grace and Unmerited Favor

The request for peace, love, and the ability to cease from follies implies a reliance on God's grace.

## Character check-ins

### The Lord

The one whose promise and command brought the speaker to this place, and from whom a word of peace is sought.

### The Narrator

The speaker humbly waits before the Lord, asking for peace, love, and faithfulness.

## Key lines

> Thy promise, Lord, and thy command, Have brought us here to-day

We have come here today because you promised and commanded us to.

_The speaker attributes their presence to God's initiative._

> Meet us, we pray, with words of peace, And fill our hearts with love

Please come to us with peaceful words and fill our hearts with love.

_A plea for God's presence and a transformation of the heart._

> That from our follies we may cease, And henceforth faithful prove

So that we may stop our foolish ways and be faithful from now on.

_The purpose of the request is to enable a change in behavior and character._

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