1 Ye holy souls in God rejoice,
Your Maker's praise becomes your voice;
Great is your theme, your songs be new:
Sing of His name, His Word, His ways,
His works of nature and of grace,
How wise and holy, just and true!
Justice and truth He ever loves,
And the whole earth his goodness proves.
2 His Word the heav'nly arches spread:
How wide they shine from north to south,
And, by the spirit of His mouth;
Were all the starry armies made.
He gathers the wide flowing seas;
Those wat'ry treasures know their place;
In the vast storehouse of the deep,
He spoke and gave all nature birth.
3 The fires and seas, and heav'n and earth,
His everlasting orders keep.
Let mortals tremble and adore,
A God of such resistless pow'r.
Nor dare indulge their feeble rage;
Vain are your thoughts and weak your hands,
But His eternal counsel stands,
And rules the world from age to age.
Source: Psalms of Grace #33b
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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