Joy in the Prospect of Heaven

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The God that rules on high

Author: Isaac Watts
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 The God that rules on high,
And thunders when he please;
That rides upon the stormy sky,
And manages the seas;

2 This awful God is ours,
Our Father and our love;
He shall send down his heavenly powers,
To carry us above.

3 There shall we see his face,
And never, never sin;
There, from the rivers of his grace,
Drink endless pleasures in.

Source: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #770

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Author: Isaac Watts

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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