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Abbreviations: Bk. - Book | H - Hymn, 1707 ff. | HL - Horae Lyricae, 1706 ff. | Ps. - Psalm, 1717 ff. | Pt. - Part | Song - Songs for Children, 1720 | st. - stanza | vo. - voices
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'''Biography''' | '''Biography''' | ||
Isaac Watts is recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", as he was the first prolific and popular English writer of Christian lyrics. He is credited with the words of around 750 hymns, many of them taken from his paraphrases of the [[Psalms]]. | Isaac Watts is recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", as he was the first prolific and popular English writer of Christian lyrics. He is credited with the words of around 750 hymns, many of them taken from his paraphrases of the [[Psalms]]. He also wrote a book of [[Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Isaac Watts)|Hymns and Spiritual Songs]], which has been widely used as well. Many of his hymns remain in active use today and have been translated into many languages. | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{WikipediaLink}} | *{{WikipediaLink}} | ||
==Settings of his poetic works== | ==Settings of his poetic works== | ||
{{LyricistAutoList}} | {{LyricistAutoList}} | ||
{{DisplayBox|bgcolor=#ddffdd|margins=0px|text=<center>Abbreviations: '''Bk.''' - Book <b>{{!}}</b> '''H''' - Hymn, [[Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Isaac Watts)|1707 ff.]] <b>{{!}}</b> '''HL''' - [[Horae Lyricae (Isaac Watts)|''Horae Lyricae'', 1706 ff.]] <b>{{!}}</b> '''Ps.''' - | {{DisplayBox|bgcolor=#ddffdd|margins=0px|text=<center>Abbreviations: '''Bk.''' - Book <b>{{!}}</b> '''H''' - Hymn, [[Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Isaac Watts)|1707 ff.]] <b>{{!}}</b> '''HL''' - [[Horae Lyricae (Isaac Watts)|''Horae Lyricae'', 1706 ff.]] <b>{{!}}</b> '''Ps.''' - [[Psalms|Psalm]], 1717 ff. <b>{{!}}</b> '''Pt.''' - Part <b>{{!}}</b> '''Song''' - [[Divine and Moral Songs for Children (Isaac Watts)|''Songs for Children'', 1720]] <b>{{!}}</b> '''st.''' - stanza <b>{{!}}</b> '''vo.''' - voices</center>}} | ||
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*''A blooming paradise of joy'' | *''A blooming paradise of joy'' | ||
:(H.59, Bk.2, st.4 of 9 | :(H.59, Bk.2, st.4 of 9 C.M.) | ||
::[[Mantua (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 3 vo. 1800 | ::[[Mantua (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 3 vo. 1800 | ||
*''[[Psalm 58|A poisoned arrow is your tongue]] | *''[[Psalm 58|A poisoned arrow is your tongue]] | ||
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::[[East Florida (Solomon Howe)|Solomon Howe]] 4 vo. 1804 | ::[[East Florida (Solomon Howe)|Solomon Howe]] 4 vo. 1804 | ||
*''[[Psalm 39|A span is all that we can boast]]'' | *''[[Psalm 39|A span is all that we can boast]]'' | ||
:(Ps.39, Pt.2, st.2 of 6 | :(Ps.39, Pt.2, st.2 of 6 C.M.) | ||
::[[Westborough (Daniel Belknap)|Daniel Belknap]] 3 vo. 1802 | ::[[Westborough (Daniel Belknap)|Daniel Belknap]] 3 vo. 1802 | ||
*''[[Alas! and did my Savior bleed]]'' | *''[[Alas! and did my Savior bleed]]'' | ||
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::[[Gallatin (Andrew Johnson)|Andrew Johnson]] 4 vo. 1847 | ::[[Gallatin (Andrew Johnson)|Andrew Johnson]] 4 vo. 1847 | ||
*''[[Alas, my aching heart]]'' | *''[[Alas, my aching heart]]'' | ||
:(HL.31, Bk.1 | :(HL.31, Bk.1 S.M) | ||
::[[Conviction (Jacob French)|Jacob French]] 4 vo. 1802 | ::[[Conviction (Jacob French)|Jacob French]] 4 vo. 1802 | ||
*''[[Psalm 90|Alas, the brittle clay]]'' | *''[[Psalm 90|Alas, the brittle clay]]'' | ||
:(Ps.90, Pt.4, st.2 | :(Ps.90, Pt.4, st.2 S.M) | ||
::[[Norfolk (Oliver Brownson)|Oliver Brownson]] 4 vo. 1786 | ::[[Norfolk (Oliver Brownson)|Oliver Brownson]] 4 vo. 1786 | ||
::[[Danbury (Joseph Stone)|Joseph Stone]] 4 vo. 1793 | ::[[Danbury (Joseph Stone)|Joseph Stone]] 4 vo. 1793 | ||
::[[Wintonbury (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 4 vo. 1803 | ::[[Wintonbury (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 4 vo. 1803 | ||
*''Alas, the cruel spear'' | *''Alas, the cruel spear'' | ||
:(H.84, Bk.3, st.3 | :(H.84, Bk.3, st.3 S.M) | ||
::[[Redemption (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 4 vo. 1807 | ::[[Redemption (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 4 vo. 1807 | ||
*''[[Psalm 97|All ye bright armies of the skies]]'' | *''[[Psalm 97|All ye bright armies of the skies]]'' | ||
:(Ps.97, Pt.2, st.2 | :(Ps.97, Pt.2, st.2 L.M) | ||
::[[Arnheim (Samuel Holyoke)|Samuel Holyoke]] 4 vo. 1819 | ::[[Arnheim (Samuel Holyoke)|Samuel Holyoke]] 4 vo. 1819 | ||
*''Almighty God! to thee'' | *''Almighty God! to thee'' | ||
:(H.38, Bk.3, st.4 | :(H.38, Bk.3, st.4 66.66.44.44) | ||
::[[Westford (Samuel Holyoke)|Samuel Holyoke]] 3 vo. 1795 | ::[[Westford (Samuel Holyoke)|Samuel Holyoke]] 3 vo. 1795 | ||
*''[[Am I a soldier of the cross]]'' | *''[[Am I a soldier of the cross]]'' | ||
:(H.1, Bk.4 | :(H.1, Bk.4 C.M) | ||
::[[Sutton (Joseph Stone)|Joseph Stone]] 2 vo. 1804 | ::[[Sutton (Joseph Stone)|Joseph Stone]] 2 vo. 1804 | ||
::[[Soldier of the Cross (Jeremiah Ingalls)|Jeremiah Ingalls]] 3 vo. 1805 | ::[[Soldier of the Cross (Jeremiah Ingalls)|Jeremiah Ingalls]] 3 vo. 1805 | ||
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:(H.48, Bk.1, Pt.1) | :(H.48, Bk.1, Pt.1) | ||
::[[Newport (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1770 | ::[[Newport (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1770 | ||
::[[Awake, our souls; away, our fears (Dmitri Bortniansky)|Dmitri Bortniansky]] 4 vo. | |||
::[[West End (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 4 vo. 1793 | ::[[West End (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 4 vo. 1793 | ||
::[[Scotland (Nehemiah Shumway)|Nehemiah Shumway]] 2 vo. 1804 | ::[[Scotland (Nehemiah Shumway)|Nehemiah Shumway]] 2 vo. 1804 | ||
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*''[[Give me the wings of faith to rise]]'' | *''[[Give me the wings of faith to rise]]'' | ||
:(H.140, Bk.2) | :(H.140, Bk.2) | ||
::[[Give us the wings of faith to rise (Orlando Gibbons)|Orlando Gibbons]] 4 vo. | |||
::[[Tennessee (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 4 vo. 1796 | ::[[Tennessee (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 4 vo. 1796 | ||
::[[Give me the wings of faith to rise (Thomas Jarman)|Thomas Jarman]] 4 vo. 1840 | ::[[Give me the wings of faith to rise (Thomas Jarman)|Thomas Jarman]] 4 vo. 1840 | ||
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::[[Gloucester (Jacob Kimball)|Jacob Kimball]] 4 vo. 1793 | ::[[Gloucester (Jacob Kimball)|Jacob Kimball]] 4 vo. 1793 | ||
::[[Wethersfield (Timothy Olmsted)|Timothy Olmsted]] 4 vo. 1794 | ::[[Wethersfield (Timothy Olmsted)|Timothy Olmsted]] 4 vo. 1794 | ||
::[[Give to our God immortal praise (Ralph Harrison)|Ralph Harrison]] 4 vo. | |||
*''[[Behold, the grace appears|Glory to God on high]]'' | *''[[Behold, the grace appears|Glory to God on high]]'' | ||
:(H.3, Bk.1, st.9 of 9, S.M.) | :(H.3, Bk.1, st.9 of 9, S.M.) | ||
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::[[Immanuel (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 4 vo. 1796 | ::[[Immanuel (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 4 vo. 1796 | ||
::[[Hosanna to the prince of light (Joseph Stephenson)|Joseph Stephenson]] 4 vo. 1813 | ::[[Hosanna to the prince of light (Joseph Stephenson)|Joseph Stephenson]] 4 vo. 1813 | ||
*''[[Hosanna to the Son]]'' | *''[[Hosanna to the Son]]'' | ||
:(H.44, Bk.3, S.M.) | :(H.44, Bk.3, S.M.) | ||
::[[Holliston (Hezekiah Moors)|Hezekiah Moors]] 4 vo. 1809 | ::[[Holliston (Hezekiah Moors)|Hezekiah Moors]] 4 vo. 1809 | ||
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*''[[Hosanna, with a cheerful sound]]'' | *''[[Hosanna, with a cheerful sound]]'' | ||
:(H.8, Bk.2) | :(H.8, Bk.2) | ||
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::[[Worcester (Abraham Wood)|Abraham Wood]] 4 vo. 1799 | ::[[Worcester (Abraham Wood)|Abraham Wood]] 4 vo. 1799 | ||
::[[Bedford (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 4 vo. 1803 | ::[[Bedford (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 4 vo. 1803 | ||
::[[How beauteous are their feet (William Amps)|William Amps]] 4 vo. | |||
::[[How beauteous are their feet (Aaron Williams)|Aaron Williams]] 4 vo. | |||
*''How bright these glorious spirits shine!'' | |||
::[[How bright these glorious spirits shine! (Charles Hutcheson)|Charles Hutcheson]] 4 vo. | |||
*''[[How condescending and how kind]]'' | *''[[How condescending and how kind]]'' | ||
:(H.4, Bk.3, C.M.) | :(H.4, Bk.3, C.M.) | ||
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::[[Bourbon (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 3 vo. 1803 | ::[[Bourbon (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 3 vo. 1803 | ||
*''[[Psalm 133|How pleasant 'tis to see]]'' | *''[[Psalm 133|How pleasant 'tis to see]]'' | ||
:(Ps.133, Pt.3) | :(Ps.133, Pt.3, 668.668.) | ||
::[[Sherburne (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1782 | ::[[Sherburne (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1782 | ||
::[[Amity (Daniel Read)|Daniel Read]] 4 vo. 1786 | ::[[Amity (Daniel Read)|Daniel Read]] 4 vo. 1786 | ||
::[[Persia (Jacob French)|Jacob French]] 4 vo. 1789 | |||
::[[Friendship (Daniel Read)|Daniel Read]] 4 vo. 1795 | ::[[Friendship (Daniel Read)|Daniel Read]] 4 vo. 1795 | ||
::[[Harmony (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 4 vo. 1800 | ::[[Harmony (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 4 vo. 1800 | ||
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::[[Union (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1770 | ::[[Union (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1770 | ||
::[[Psalm 25 (Alexander Gillet)|Alexander Gillet]] 4 vo. 1779 | ::[[Psalm 25 (Alexander Gillet)|Alexander Gillet]] 4 vo. 1779 | ||
*''[[I love the windows of thy grace]] | *''[[I love the windows of thy grace]] | ||
:(H.145, Bk.2) | :(H.145, Bk.2) | ||
::[[Triumph (James P. Carrell)|James P. Carrell]] 4 vo. 1821 | ::[[Triumph (James P. Carrell)|James P. Carrell]] 4 vo. 1821 | ||
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::[[Kellyvale (Hezekiah Moors)|Hezekiah Moors]] 4 vo. 1809 | ::[[Kellyvale (Hezekiah Moors)|Hezekiah Moors]] 4 vo. 1809 | ||
*''[[In vain the wealthy mortals toil]]'' | *''[[In vain the wealthy mortals toil]]'' | ||
:(H.24, Bk.1, Pt.1) | :(H.24, Bk.1, Pt.1, L.M.) | ||
::[[Duxborough (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1779 | ::[[Duxborough (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1779 | ||
::[[Milinda (Robert Boyd)|Robert Boyd]] 4 vo. 1816 | |||
*''[[In vain we lavish out our lives]]'' | *''[[In vain we lavish out our lives]]'' | ||
:(H.9, Bk.1, Pt.1) | :(H.9, Bk.1, Pt.1) | ||
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::[[Topsfield (Jacob Kimball)|Jacob Kimball]] 4 vo. 1793 | ::[[Topsfield (Jacob Kimball)|Jacob Kimball]] 4 vo. 1793 | ||
::[[Zion (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 4 vo. 1799 | ::[[Zion (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 4 vo. 1799 | ||
*''[[Long have I sat beneath the sound]]'' | |||
:(H.165 Bk.2 C.M) | |||
::[[Love Shall Never Die (Joseph Knapicius)|Joseph Knapicius]] 4 vo. 2019 | |||
*''[[Psalm 143|Look down in pity, Lord, and see]]'' | *''[[Psalm 143|Look down in pity, Lord, and see]]'' | ||
:(Ps.143, Pt.3) | :(Ps.143, Pt.3) | ||
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:(Ps.6, Pt.2) | :(Ps.6, Pt.2) | ||
::[[Weeping Nature (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 3 vo. 1811 | ::[[Weeping Nature (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 3 vo. 1811 | ||
*''Lord, I have made thy word my choice'' | |||
:(Ps. 119) | |||
::[[Lord, I have made thy word my choice (Richard R. Terry)|Richard R. Terry]] 4 vo. | |||
*''Lord, I'm ashamed to say'' | *''Lord, I'm ashamed to say'' | ||
:(HL.31, Bk.1, st.10) | :(HL.31, Bk.1, st.10) | ||
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::[[Religion (Daniel Read)|Daniel Read]] 4 vo. 1793 | ::[[Religion (Daniel Read)|Daniel Read]] 4 vo. 1793 | ||
*''[[My God, the spring of all my joys]]'' | *''[[My God, the spring of all my joys]]'' | ||
:(H.54, Bk.2) | :(H.54, Bk.2, C.M.) | ||
::[[Tranquility (Reubin Monday)|Reubin Monday]] 4 vo. 1816 | |||
::[[Elevation (James P. Carrell)|James P. Carrell]] 4 vo. 1821 | ::[[Elevation (James P. Carrell)|James P. Carrell]] 4 vo. 1821 | ||
::[[My God, the spring of all my joys (Thomas Jarman)|Thomas Jarman]] 4 vo. 1840 | ::[[My God, the spring of all my joys (Thomas Jarman)|Thomas Jarman]] 4 vo. 1840 | ||
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::[[Protection (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 4 vo. 1793 | ::[[Protection (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 4 vo. 1793 | ||
*''[[Psalm 139|My God, what inward grief I feel]]'' | *''[[Psalm 139|My God, what inward grief I feel]]'' | ||
:(Ps.139, Pt.3) | :(Ps.139, Pt.3, L.M.) | ||
::[[Saybrook (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1779 | ::[[Saybrook (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1779 | ||
::[[Judgment (Robert Boyd)|Robert Boyd]] 4 vo. 1813 | |||
*''[[Psalm 84|My heart and flesh cry out for thee]]'' | *''[[Psalm 84|My heart and flesh cry out for thee]]'' | ||
:(Ps.84, Pt.3, st.5) | :(Ps.84, Pt.3, st.5) | ||
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::[[Omega (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 3 vo. 1801 | ::[[Omega (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 3 vo. 1801 | ||
*''[[Psalm 23|My shepherd will supply my need]]'' | *''[[Psalm 23|My shepherd will supply my need]]'' | ||
:(Ps.23, Pt.2) | :(Ps.23, Pt.2, C.M.D.) | ||
::[[Resignation (Joseph Funk)|Joseph Funk]] 3 vo. 1832 | |||
::[[Resignation (William Walker)|William Walker]] 4 vo. 1835 | ::[[Resignation (William Walker)|William Walker]] 4 vo. 1835 | ||
*''My sorrows, like a flood'' | *''My sorrows, like a flood'' | ||
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::[[Milton (Daniel Belknap)|Daniel Belknap]] 3 vo. 1800 | ::[[Milton (Daniel Belknap)|Daniel Belknap]] 3 vo. 1800 | ||
::[[Tribulation (Walter Janes)|Walter Janes]] 4 vo. 1801 | ::[[Tribulation (Walter Janes)|Walter Janes]] 4 vo. 1801 | ||
::[[ | ::[[Evening Hymn (Elisha West)|Elisha West]] 4 vo. 1802 | ||
::[[Somers (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 4 vo. 1804 | ::[[Somers (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 4 vo. 1804 | ||
*''[[Our sins, alas! How strong they be]]'' | *''[[Our sins, alas! How strong they be]]'' | ||
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::[[Danville (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 3 vo. 1805 | ::[[Danville (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 3 vo. 1805 | ||
::[[Trenton (Daniel Belknap)|Daniel Belknap]] 4 vo. 1806 | ::[[Trenton (Daniel Belknap)|Daniel Belknap]] 4 vo. 1806 | ||
*''Say, live for ever, wondrous King'' | *''Say, live for ever, wondrous King'' | ||
:(H.44, Pt.1, Bk.1, st.6) | :(H.44, Pt.1, Bk.1, st.6) | ||
::[[Falmouth (Abraham Maxim)|Abraham Maxim]] 4 vo. 1802 | ::[[Falmouth (Abraham Maxim)|Abraham Maxim]] 4 vo. 1802 | ||
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::[[Vanity (Jacob French)|Jacob French]] 4 vo. 1802 | ::[[Vanity (Jacob French)|Jacob French]] 4 vo. 1802 | ||
::[[Penobscot (Daniel Belknap)|Daniel Belknap]] 4 vo. 1806 | ::[[Penobscot (Daniel Belknap)|Daniel Belknap]] 4 vo. 1806 | ||
*''[[Psalm 90|Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man]] | *''[[Psalm 90|Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man]] | ||
:(Ps.90, st.8, 8 st., L.M.) | :(Ps.90, st.8, 8 st., L.M.) | ||
::[[Italy (Jacob French)|Jacob French]] 4 vo. 1789 | ::[[Italy (Jacob French)|Jacob French]] 4 vo. 1789 | ||
{{middle|4}} | |||
*''[[That awful day will surely come]]'' | *''[[That awful day will surely come]]'' | ||
:(H.107, Bk.2, C.M.) | :(H.107, Bk.2, C.M.) | ||
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::[[Euphrates (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 3 vo. 1803 | ::[[Euphrates (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 3 vo. 1803 | ||
::[[Mansfield (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1804 | ::[[Mansfield (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1804 | ||
*''[[This is the day the Lord hath made]]'' | |||
:(Ps. 118, Pt. 4) | |||
::[[This is the day the Lord hath made (Jeremiah Clarke)|Jeremiah Clarke]] 4 vo. | |||
*''[[Psalm 118|This is the glorious day]]'' | *''[[Psalm 118|This is the glorious day]]'' | ||
:(Ps.118, Pt.5, st.4) | :(Ps.118, Pt.5, st.4) | ||
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:(H.80, Bk.1, Pt.1) | :(H.80, Bk.1, Pt.1) | ||
::[[Purchase Street (1779) (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1779 | ::[[Purchase Street (1779) (William Billings)|William Billings]] 4 vo. 1779 | ||
::[[Worship | ::[[Worship (Anonymous)|Anonymous]] 4 vo. 1788 | ||
*''Thus Gabriel sang, and straight around'' | *''Thus Gabriel sang, and straight around'' | ||
:(H.4, Bk.1, Pt.1, st.5) | :(H.4, Bk.1, Pt.1, st.5) | ||
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::[[North Bolton (Jacob French)|Jacob French]] 4 vo. 1802 | ::[[North Bolton (Jacob French)|Jacob French]] 4 vo. 1802 | ||
::[[Reformation (Hezekiah Moors)|Hezekiah Moors]] 4 vo. 1809 | ::[[Reformation (Hezekiah Moors)|Hezekiah Moors]] 4 vo. 1809 | ||
*''[[When I can read my title clear]]'' | *''[[When I can read my title clear]]'' | ||
:(H.65, Bk.2, C.M.) | :(H.65, Bk.2, C.M.) | ||
::[[Pisgah (James C. Lowry)|James C. Lowry]] 4 vo. 1817 | ::[[Pisgah (James C. Lowry)|James C. Lowry]] 4 vo. 1817 | ||
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*''[[O twas a mournful parting day|With inward pain my heart-strings sound]]'' | *''[[O twas a mournful parting day|With inward pain my heart-strings sound]]'' | ||
:(HL.77 Bk.1, St.5 of 5, C.M.) | :(HL.77 Bk.1, St.5 of 5, C.M.) | ||
::[[Wesley (William Moore)|William Moore]] 4 vo. 1810 | ::[[Wesley (William Moore)|William Moore]] 4 vo. 1810 | ||
*''[[Psalm 95|With thanks approach His awful sight]]'' | *''[[Psalm 95|With thanks approach His awful sight]]'' | ||
:(Ps.95, Pt.2, st.2) | :(Ps.95, Pt.2, st.2) |
Revision as of 06:17, 21 April 2021
Life
Born: 17 July 1674
Died: 25 November 1748
Biography
Isaac Watts is recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", as he was the first prolific and popular English writer of Christian lyrics. He is credited with the words of around 750 hymns, many of them taken from his paraphrases of the Psalms. He also wrote a book of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, which has been widely used as well. Many of his hymns remain in active use today and have been translated into many languages.
Publications
- Watts, Isaac. 1705. Horae Lyricae (Lyric Poems) Poems, Chiefly of the Lyric Kind, In Three Books. Second Edition, 1709.
- Watts, Isaac. 1707. Hymns and Spiritual Songs. Second Edition, 1709; Third Edition 1712; Fourth Edition 1714.
- Watts, Isaac. 1719. The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament, and Applied to the Christian State and Worship. London: J. Clark.
- Watts, Isaac. 1720. Divine and Moral Songs, Attempted in Easy Language, For the Use of Children. London.
References
- Anonymous. 1779. The Posthumous Works of the Late Learned and Reverend Isaac Watts, D. D. London: T. Becket and J. Bew. Volume 1, 239 pp.; Volume 2, 305 pp. Adjusted and published by a Gentleman of the University of Cambridge.
- Anonymous. 1812-1813. The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D. Leeds: Edward Baines. Volume 1, 1812, 627 pp. Volume 2, 1812, 614 pp. Volume 3, 1812, 622 pp. Volume 4, 1813, 635 pp. Volume 5, 1813. 598 pp. Volume 6, 1813, 660 pp. Volume 7, 1813. 590 pp. Volume 8, 1813, 578 pp. Volume 9, 1813, 562 pp. Volume 9 has An Essay on Psalmody, The Psalms of David, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Divine Songs for Childen, Lyric Poems, Reliquae Juveniles, and Remnants of Time.
- Guy, D. 1773. A Complete Index to Dr. Watts' Hymns. London: J. Buckland, G. Keith, J. Johnson, and D. Guy. 244 pp.
- Wright, Thomas. 1914. Isaac Watts and Contemporary Hymn-Writers. London: Farncombe and Sons. 280 pp.
External links
View the Wikipedia article on Isaac Watts.
Settings of his poetic works
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list below
- Acworth (Samuel Holyoke)
- Addison (Alexander Gillet)
- Admiration (Lemuel Babcock)
- All Saints (Alexander Gillet)
- America (Truman Wetmore)
- Arabia (James P. Carrell)
- Arland (Samuel Holyoke)
- Aurora (Abijah Forbush)
- Before Jehovah's aweful throne (Louis Bourgeois)
- Before the Lord’s eternal throne (William Henry Monk)
- Behold the morning sun (Johann Friedrich Samuel Döring)
- Bellevue (Elkanah Dare)
- Benevolent Street (Oliver Shaw)
- Bethel (Anonymous)
- Blest is the man, who shuns the place (Friedrich Ernst Fesca)
- Boundbrook (Samuel Holyoke)
- Brixham (Samuel Holyoke)
- Brownson (Oliver Brownson)
- Bunker Hill (Abraham Wood)
- Burton (Elisha West)
- Bushwick (Samuel Holyoke)
- Buxton (Daniel Belknap)
- Caledonia (Samuel Holyoke)
- Calvary (Samuel Holyoke)
- Camden (Zedekiah Sanger)
- Castleton (Samuel Holyoke)
- Come, let us join our cheerful songs (Edward Vine Hall)
- Come, let us join our cheerful songs (Henry Lahee)
- Come, let us lift our joyful eyes (Karl Gotthelf Gläser)
- Come, sound His praise abroad (Harry Hale Pike)
- Complaint (Abijah Forbush)
- Complaint (Oliver Shaw)
- Congress (Anonymous)
- Consolation (Abijah Forbush)
- Consolation (Samuel Holyoke)
- Conviction (Abijah Forbush)
- Creation (Elisha West)
- Crisis (Abijah Forbush)
- Crucifixion (Abijah Forbush)
- Cyrene (Abijah Forbush)
- Dalton (Hezekiah Moors)
- Dartmouth (Daniel Belknap)
- Dartmouth (William Billings)
- Death's Alarm (Elisha West)
- Deerfield (Samuel Holyoke)
- Dissolution (Elisha West)
- Dresden (Oliver Brownson)
- Dunlap's Creek (S. McFarland)
- Eastborough (Samuel Holyoke)
- Easton (Samuel Holyoke)
- Edom (Elisha West)
- Elden (Samuel Holyoke)
- Ellington (Truman Wetmore)
- Ephesus (Samuel Holyoke)
- Exhortation (Eliakim Doolittle)
- Fairton (Elkanah Dare)
- Fayette (Samuel Wakefield)
- Firmament (Daniel Read)
- Florida (Oliver Shaw)
- Freedom (Elisha West)
- Friendship (William Billings)
- Fruition (Truman Wetmore)
- Funeral (Samuel Wakefield)
- Funeral Dirge (Hezekiah Moors)
- Germantown (William Billings)
- Germany (Samuel Holyoke)
- Give us the wings of faith (Ernest Bullock)
- Glasgow (Elkanah Dare)
- Granville (Truman Wetmore)
- Hague (Samuel Holyoke)
- Hallowell (Barnabas McKyes)
- Happiness (Abijah Forbush)
- Harmony (1807) (Elisha West)
- Harmony (Elisha West)
- Hatfield (Alexander Gillet)
- Haverhill (Elisha West)
- Holliston (Anonymous)
- How fine has the day been (John Fawcett)
- How pleasant, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are (Herbert Sanders)
- Hush! My Dear (Cradle Song) (J. Guy Stalnaker)
- Imminence (Abijah Forbush)
- Invitation (Elisha West)
- I’ll praise my Maker while I’ve breath (Anonymous)
- Judgment (Elisha West)
- Lark (Elisha West)
- Leicester (Samuel Holyoke)
- Lewisburgh (Nehemiah Shumway)
- Liberty Hall (Lucius Chapin)
- Lincoln (Abraham Wood)
- Lord of the worlds above (William Croft)
- Love shall never die (Toney Smith)
- Lynn (Abijah Forbush)
- Machias (James Lyon)
- Meditation (Samuel Wakefield)
- Messiah (Alexander Gillet)
- Millennium (Alexander Gillet)
- Millville (Elkanah Dare)
- Milton (Abijah Forbush)
- Milton (Elisha West)
- Montfort (Samuel Holyoke)
- Morgan (William Smith (compiler))
- Moriston (Susanna Heath)
- Morning (Daniel Read)
- Morning Hymn (Elisha West)
- Morning Song (Nathaniel Billings)
- Mournful Song (Elisha West)
- Nature with open volume stands (Nathanael Gawthorn)
- New Springfield (Nathaniel Billings)
- Ninety-Fifth (Lucius Chapin)
- Ninety-Fifth (Oliver Brownson)
- Norfolk (Samuel Holyoke)
- Norway (Oliver Shaw)
- O God our help (Ernest A. Dicks)
- Oak's Creek (Nathaniel Billings)
- Oh, were I like a feather'd dove (Anonymous)
- Ohio (Elisha West)
- Orleans (Samuel Holyoke)
- Portland (Samuel Holyoke)
- Praise (James P. Carrell)
- Precept (Elisha West)
- Prodigal (Elisha West)
- Protection (Abijah Forbush)
- Refuge (Daniel Read)
- Request (Barnabas McKyes)
- Resurrection (Barnabas McKyes)
- Richmond (Daniel Belknap)
- Rise for the Earth (Sophia Green)
- Rockbridge (Lucius Chapin)
- Rosedale (Samuel Holyoke)
- Roslin Castle (Elisha West)
- Salem (Abijah Forbush)
- Salvation (Elisha West)
- Schenectady (Nehemiah Shumway)
- Sharon (Abijah Forbush)
- Sharon (Elisha West)
- Shirley (Daniel Belknap)
- Solemnity (Eliakim Doolittle)
- Solitude (Elisha West)
- Solitude (Lemuel Babcock)
- Stafford (Oliver Brownson)
- Sterling (Samuel Holyoke)
- Submission (Samuel Holyoke)
- Sutton (Oliver Brownson)
- Sympathy (William Read)
- Taunton (Oliver Shaw)
- Tennessee (Abijah Forbush)
- The heavens declare thy glory, Lord (Anonymous)
- The heavens declare thy glory, Lord (Jeremiah Clarke)
- The heavens declare thy glory, Lord (William Knapp)
- This is the day the Lord hath made (Anonymous)
- Thornhill (Samuel Holyoke)
- Torringford (Alexander Gillet)
- True Devotion (Oliver Holden)
- Trumpet (Oliver Brownson)
- Twenty-Fourth (Amzi Chapin)
- Venus (Elisha West)
- Victory (Hezekiah Moors)
- Vienna (Elisha West)
- Walbridge (Samuel Holyoke)
- Waterfield (Samuel Holyoke)
- Wellington (Samuel Holyoke)
- Westborough (Lemuel Babcock)
- Weybossett Street (Oliver Shaw)
- When I survey the wondrous Cross (Edward Miller)
- When I survey the wondrous cross (James Leach)
- When the fierce north wind (John Whitaker)
- Willington (Elisha West)
- Windsor (Daniel Read)
- Windsor (Elisha West)
- Winthrop (Samuel Holyoke)
- Ye tribes of Adam join (Thomas Clark)
- Zion (Hezekiah Moors)
- Zion (Oliver Shaw)
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