Isaac Watts Quotes
- Whene’er I take my walks abroad,
How many poor I see!
What shall I render to my God
For all his gifts to me? - View Quote Details on Whene’er I take my walks abroad,
How many poor I see!
What… - Maintain a constant watch at all times against a dogmatical spirit: fix not your assent to any proposition in a firm and unalterable manner, till you have some firm and unalterable ground for it, and till you have arrived at some clear and sure evidence. - View Quote Details on Maintain a constant watch at all times against a dogmatical…
- And while the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return. - View Quote Details on And while the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner… - So, when a raging fever burns,
We shift from side to side by turns;
And ‘t is a poor relief we gain
To change the place, but keep the pain. - View Quote Details on So, when a raging fever burns,
We shift from side to… - And he that does one fault at first
And lies to hide it, makes it two. - View Quote Details on And he that does one fault at first
And lies… - A flower may fade before ’tis noon,
And I this day may lose my breath. - View Quote Details on A flower may fade before ’tis noon,
And I this day… - He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love. - View Quote Details on He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the… - There’s not a place where we can flee,
But God is present there. - View Quote Details on There’s not a place where we can flee,
But God is… - A flower, when offered in the bud,
Is no vain sacrifice. - View Quote Details on A flower, when offered in the bud,
Is no vain… - When I can read my title clear
To mansions in the skies,
I’ll bid farewell to every fear,
And wipe my weeping eyes. - View Quote Details on When I can read my title clear
To mansions in the… - The tall, the wise, the reverend head
Must lie as low as ours. - View Quote Details on The tall, the wise, the reverend head
Must lie as low… - I have been there, and still would go;
‘T is like a little heaven below. - View Quote Details on I have been there, and still would go;
‘T is like… - Birds in their little nests agree;
And ’tis a shameful sight,
When children of one family
Fall out, and chide, and fight. - View Quote Details on Birds in their little nests agree;
And ’tis a shameful sight,
When… - Strange that a harp of thousand strings
Should keep in tune so long! - View Quote Details on Strange that a harp of thousand strings
Should keep in tune… - Let me be dressed fine as I will,
Flies, worms, and flowers, exceed me still. - View Quote Details on Let me be dressed fine as I will,
Flies, worms, and… - Were I so tall to reach the pole,
Or grasp the ocean with my span,
I must be measured by my soul;
The mind’s the standard of the man. - View Quote Details on Were I so tall to reach the pole,
Or grasp the… - Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King.
Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room,
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing. - View Quote Details on Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let… - Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
For God hath made them so;
Let bears and lions growl and fight,
For ‘t is their nature too. - View Quote Details on Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
For God hath made… - One stroke of his almighty rod
Shall send young sinners quick to hell. - View Quote Details on One stroke of his almighty rod
Shall send young sinners quick… - Just as a tree cut down, that fell
To north, or southward, there it lies:
So man departs to heaven or hell,
Fix’d in the state wherein he dies. - View Quote Details on Just as a tree cut down, that fell
To north, or… - A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun. - View Quote Details on A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short… - To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One,
Be honour, praise, and glory given
By all on earth, and all in heaven. - View Quote Details on To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit,… - Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day. - View Quote Details on Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly… - The wise will make their anger cool
At least before ’tis night - View Quote Details on The wise will make their anger cool
At least before ’tis… - There is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign;
Infinite day excludes the night,
And pleasures banish pain. - View Quote Details on There is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign;
Infinite… - No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found. - View Quote Details on No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the… - Joy to the world! the Saviour reigns;
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
Repeat the sounding joy. - View Quote Details on Joy to the world! the Saviour reigns;
Let men their songs…
About Isaac Watts
Isaac Watts (17 July 1674 - 25 November 1748 ) was an English theologian, logician, and a prolific and popular hymnwriter. Known as the “Father of English Hymnody” he is credited with some 750 hymns, many of which remain in active use today.
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