Display Title: Psalm 102 Part 2 First Line: Let Zion and her sons rejoice Author: Isaac Watts Meter: C. M. Scripture: Psalm 102:13-21 Date: 1806 Subject: Afflicted | their prayer; Afflictions | very great; Christ | his Godhead; Christ | the eternal Creator; Church | restored by prayer; Complaint | general; God | eternal, and man mortal; Hearing | of prayer and salvation; Man | mortal, and Christ eternal; Mortality | and God's eternity; Praise | for hearing prayer; Prayer | heard and Zion restored; Saints | die, but Christ lives
Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.222
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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