Isaac Watts Quotes

Forbid it Lord that I should boast, save in the death of Christ, my God: All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.

Isaac Watts

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  Isaac Watts
  • Should
  • Sacrifice
  • Blood