1 O LORD, our Lord, how wondrous great
is thine exalted name!
The glories of Thy heav'nly state
let men and babes proclaim.
2 When I behold Thy works on high,
the moon that rules the night,
and stars that well adorn the sky,
those moving worlds of light:
3 Lord, what is man, or all his race,
who dwells so far below,
that Thou shouldst visit him with grace,
and love his nature so?
4 That thine eternal Son should bear
to take a mortal form;
made lower than his angels are,
to save a dying worm?
5 Let him be crowned with majesty,
who bowed His head in death;
and be His honors sounded high,
by all things that have breath.
6 Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great
is Thine exalted name!
The glories of Thy heav'nly state
let the whole earth proclaim.
Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #8B
Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >
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