1. Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name,
And in his strength rejoice;
When his salvation is our theme,
Exalted be our voice.
2. With thanks approach his awesome sight
And psalms of honor sing;
The Lord's a God of boundless might,
The whole creation's King.
3. Let princes hear, let angels know
How plain their natures seem,
Those gods on high and gods below,
When once compared with him.
4. Earth with its caverns dark and deep
Lies in his spacious hand;
He fixed the seas what bounds to keep
And where the hills must stand.
5. Now is the time: he bends his ear
And waits for your request;
Come, lest he rouse his wrath and swear,
“You shall not see my rest.”
6. Come, and with humble souls adore,
Come, kneel before his face;
Oh, may the creatures of his pow’r
Be children of his grace!
Source: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #104
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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