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Isaac Watts Biography

Isaac Watts (/wɒts/; 17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748) was an English Christian minister (Congregational), hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. He is recognized as the "Godfather of English Hymnody;" many of his hymns remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages.

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Every one of his opinions appears to himself to be written with sunbeams.

Opinion, Opinions, Positiveness, Sunbeams, Written

In books, or work, or healthful play.

Book, Books, Healthful, Play, Work

As a man may be eating all day, and for want of digestion is never nourished, so these endless readers may cram themselves in vain with intellectual food.

Food, Intellectual, Men, Nourished, Reading, Vain

Acquire a government over your ideas, that they may come down when they are called, and depart when they are bidden.

Acquire, Down, Government, Ideas, Over You

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.

Humility, Loss, Pride, Richest, Survey

When two or three sciences are pursued at the same time if one of them be dry, as logic, let another be more entertaining, to secure the mind from weariness.

Dry, Mind, Secure, Three, Time, Two

Order my footsteps by Thy Word and make my heart sincere; let sin have no dominion, Lord, but keep my conscience clear.

Christian, Conscience, Heart, Order, Sin, Word

There's no repentance in the grave.

Death, Grave, Graves, Repentance

Logic helps us to strip off the outward disguise of things, and to behold and judge of them in their own nature.

Behold, Helping, Judging, Logic, Outward, Strip

Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks.

Difficult, Learning, Tasks, Trust

Do not spend the day in gathering flowers by the way side, lest night come upon you before you arrive at your journey's end, and then you will not reach it.

Flower, Journey, Night, Reach, Way

Earth, thou great footstool of our God, who reigns on high; thou fruitful source of all our raiment, life, and food; our house, our parent, and our nurse.

Footstool, High, House, Life, Nurse, Raiment

Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small: Love so amazing, so divine Demands my soul, my life, my all.

Demand, Divine, Love, Nature, Soul

What's amiss I'll strive to mend,And endure what can't be mended.

Amiss, Endure, Mended, Strive

For Satan always finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.

Hands, Laziness, Mischief, Satan

For sov'reign pow'r reign not alone, Grace is the partner of the throne; Thy grace and justice mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward.

Divide, Grace, Justice, Throne, Thrones

Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate truth.

Away, Calm, Mind, Sedate, Temper

No science is speedily learned by the noblest genius without tuition.

Genius, Noblest, Science, Speedily, Teaching

Prayer is a sacred and appointed means to obtain all the blessings that we want, whether they relate to this life or the life to come.

Blessing, Life, Mean, Prayer, Relate, Sacred

Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I, To mourn, and murmur and repine, To see the wicked placed on high, In pride and robes of honor shine. But oh, their end, their dreadful end, Thy sanctuary taught me so, On slipp'ry rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below.

Billows, Honor, Power, Pride, Rocks, Sanctuary

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