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Isaac Watts
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English hymnwriter, theologian and logician (1674-1748)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 17 July 1674
- Died
- 25 November 1748
- Works
- 1095
Top works
- The Psalms of David, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America
- The Child's catechism
- A collection of hymns from Dr. Watts, &c
- Caniadau dwyfol
- The Psalms of David, imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1674
- Active to
- 1748
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,629
- Total plays
- 5,562
1) Isaac Watts was an English preacher and hymn writer who lived from 1674 to 1748. He preached in independent congregations, and wrote over 500 hymns. His best known hymns are Alas! And Did My Saviour Bleed?, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Give To Our God Immortal Praise, and the Christmas carol Joy to the World! 2) There is also a contemporary music artist Isaac Watts (1978-present). His first album you can see below was face Down in the Deep End. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Isaac+W
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Collective dynamics of ‘small-world’ networks
· 1998 · cited 34,115x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,661x
- The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans
· 2020 · cited 9,184x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,796x
- Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018
· 2018 · cited 5,859x
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Quotes
- “Were I so tall to reach the pole,Or grasp the ocean with my span,I must be measured by my soul;The mind's the standard of the man.”
- “There's not a place where we can flee,But God is present there.”
- “I would not change my native landFor rich Peru with all her gold.A nobler prize lies in my handThan East or Western Indies hold.”
- “Lord, I ascribe it to thy grace,And not to chance as others do,That I was born of Christian race,And not a Heathen, or a Jew.”
- “Just as a tree cut down, that fellTo north, or southward, there it lies:So man departs to heaven or hell,Fix'd in the state wherein he dies.”
- “A flower may fade before 'tis noon,And I this day may lose my breath.”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1674-07-17 ) 17 July 1674, Southampton , Hampshire, England
- Died
- 25 November 1748 (1748-11-25) (aged 74), Stoke Newington , Middlesex, England
- Occupations
- Hymnwriter , theologian
- Known for
- " When I Survey the Wondrous Cross ", " Joy to the World ", " Our God, Our Help in Ages Past "
via Wikipedia infobox
Works in European collections
12 objects attributed to Isaac Watts, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Logick or the right use of reason in the enquiry after truth. With a variety of rules to guard against error in the affairs of religion and human life, as well as in the sciences
Logick or the right use of reason in the enquiry after truth. With a variety of rules to guard against error in the affairs of religion and human life, as well as in the sciences
The improvement of the mind or a supplement to the art of logic: containing a variety of remarks and rules for the attainment and communication of useful knowledge in religion, in the sciences and in common life
Dr. Watts' Psalms and hymns with Dr. Rippon's selection containing all the additional hymns : with copious indices, including an index of the first line of each verse of Psalms and hymns
The works of the English poets
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Encyclopedic overview
Statue of Watts, Abney Park Cemetery Isaac Watts (17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748) was an English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. His works include "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross", "Joy to the World", and "O God, Our Help in Ages Past". He is recognised as the "Godfather of English Hymnody"; many of his hymns remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages.
Life
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