To God the only wise, who keeps us by His word

Representative Text

1 To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One,
Be honor, praise, and glory given,
By all on earth, and all in heaven.

Source: Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs ancient & modern (Abr. ed.) #89

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 >

Text Information

First Line: To God the only wise, who keeps us by His word
Author: Isaac Watts
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

To God the only wise, Who keeps us by His word. [Doxology.] This doxology, which is in somewhat extensive use in America, is usually ascribed to I. Watts. One stanza only —the second, "Hosannah to the Word"—is from his works, and this is altered from his C. M. doxology in Hymns and Sacred Songs, 1707. Stanzas i. and iii. we have not traced. The latter is 2 Cor. xiii. 14 turned into metre.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Tune

OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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AYNHOE


DENNIS (Nägeli)

Lowell Mason (PHH 96) arranged DENNIS and first published it in The Psaltery (1845), a hymnal he compiled with George. Webb (PHH 559). Mason attributed the tune to Johann G. Nageli (b. Wetzikon, near Zurich, Switzerland, 1773; d. Wetzikon, 1836) but included no source reference. Nageli presumably pu…

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Timeline

Instances

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #121

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d940

Gospel Hymns #d584

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d1177

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Hymns of the Advent #367

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Laudes Domini #89

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Laudes Domini #126

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Laudes Domini #188

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #367

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #367

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #360

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Song-Hymnal of Praise and Joy #578

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #158

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #158

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #158

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Songs for the Sanctuary #158

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Songs for the Sanctuary #158

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Songs for the Sanctuary #158

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The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs #121

The Christian Hymnist #d562

The Gospel Call, Part Two #399

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The Praise Hymnary #107

The Saints' Harp #d935

The Saints' Hymnal #d305

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #268

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The Standard Church Hymnal #687

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