Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts (17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748) was an English hymnwriter, theologian and logician. A prolific and popular hymnwriter, he was recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", credited with some 750 hymns. Many of his hymns remain in use today, and have been translated into many languages.

Read more about Isaac Watts:  Life, Watts and Hymnody, Significant Cultural or Contemporary Impacts, Other Works, Memorials

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    Thus he wastes half his days, and his hours without number,
    Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

    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.
    Isaac Watts (1674–1748)