Isaac Watts Quotes

• Our God, our help in ages past Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast And our eternal home.

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• Jesus shall reign where’er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.

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• When I survey the wondrous cross On which the prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride.

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• Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber, Holy angels guard thy bed! Heavenly blessings without number Gently falling on thy head.

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• One glance of Thine creates a day.

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• For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do.

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• To be angry about trifles is mean and childish; to rage and be furious is brutish; and to maintain perpetual wrath is akin to the practice and temper of devils; but to prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine.

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• Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound.

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• How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower.

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• Though reading and conversation may furnish us with many ideas of men and things, our own meditation must form our judgement.

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• Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, worms, and flowers, exceed me still.

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Isaac Watts (11)

Birth:	17th July, 1674
Death:	25th November, 1748
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Theologian, Writer

About

Isaac Watts was born in Southampton, England. He was an English hymnwriter and theologian. A prolific and popular hymn writer, his work was part of evangelization. He was recognized as the "Father of English Hymnody", credited with some 750 hymns. Many of his hymns remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages. He wrote several books include: A Guide to Prayer, Logick, The Improvement of the Mind, The Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, and The World to Come.

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