John Newton and William Cowper had a strange relationship. One, a former slave trader turned abolitionist pastor. The other, a clinically depressed master poet. Yet from 1760-1780, week after week, they followed Christ together by writing hymns for the little church in Olney, England. We've captured some of those hymns here, and contextualized them for use in congregational worship today. As you step into these scriptural songs, our prayer is that you would be guided through suffering and into living under the joyful shadow of the cross of Christ.