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Our God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come,Our shelter from the stormy blast,And our eternal home.
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Ten thousand things there are which we believe merely upon the authority or credit of those who have spoken or written them.
Isaac Watts
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Now shall my inward joys arise, And burst into a song; Almighty love inspires my heart, And pleasure tunes my tongue.
Isaac Watts -
I love the soul that dares tread the temptations of his years beneath his youthful feet.
Isaac Watts -
Whene'er I take my walks abroad,How many poor I see!What shall I render to my GodFor all his gifts to me?
Isaac Watts -
There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain.
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To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praise, and glory given By all on earth, and all in heaven.
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Dear Lord. I give myself away. I've nothing else to give.
Isaac Watts
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Do not expect to arrive at certainty in every subject which you pursue. There are a hundred things wherein we mortals. . . must be content with probability, where our best light and reasoning will reach no farther.
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There is a dreadful Hell, And everlasting pains; There sinners must with devils dwell In darkness, fire, and chains.
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Hush! my dear, lie still and slumber, Holy angels guard thy bed! Heavenly blessing without number Gently falling on thy head.
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Joy to the world, the Lord is come / Let earth receive her King / Let every heart, prepare him room / And heaven and nature sing.
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He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove, the glories of His righteousness and wonders of His love.
Isaac Watts -
From all who dwell below the skiesLet the Creator's praise arise;Let the Redeemer's name be sungThrough every land, by every tongue.
Isaac Watts
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A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun.
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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.
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Logic helps us to strip off the outward disguise of things, and to behold and judge of them in their own nature.
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It was a saying of the ancients, "Truth lies in a well;" and to carry on this metaphor, we may justly say that logic does supply us with steps, whereby we may go down to reach the water.
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The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I: Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still.
Isaac Watts -
Whatever brawls disturb the street, There should be peace at home.
Isaac Watts
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If I could reach from pole to pole or grasp the ocean with a span, I would be measured by the soul The mind's the standard of the Man.
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Do not spend the day in gathering flowers by the way side, lest night come upon you before you arrive at your journey's end, and then you will not reach it.
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What's amiss I'll strive to mend,And endure what can't be mended.
Isaac Watts