JOHN NEWTON (1725-1807) AUTEUR DE CANTIQUES ÉVANGÉLIQUES ET ANCIEN MARCHAND D'ESCLAVES
Alas, how much time I have lost and wasted, which, had I been wise, I should have devoted to reading and studying the Bible! But my evil heart obstructs the dictates of my judgment, I often feel a reluctance to read this book of books . . . while the fountain of living waters are close within my reach.
JOHN NEWTON (1725–1807) EVANGELICAL HYMN WRITER AND FORMER SLAVE TRADER