The Incomprehensible (Isaac Watts Poems)
FAR in the Heavens my God retires: My God, the mark of my desires, And hides his lovely face; When he descends within ...
FAR in the Heavens my God retires: My God, the mark of my desires, And hides his lovely face; When he descends within ...
Alas! and did my Savior bleedAnd did my Sovereign die?Would He devote that sacred headFor such a worm as I?RefrainAt ...
A happy resurrection.No, I'll repine at death no more,But with a cheerful gasp resignTo the cold dungeon of the graveThese ...
A Psalm for the Lord's day. Sweet is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks ...
The eternal and sovereign God. Jehovah reigns; he dwells in light, Girded with majesty and might: The world, created by ...
Great God, whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to thy Son, Extend his ...
O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name! The glories of thy heav'nly state Let men and ...
The heavens declare thy glory, Lord, In every star thy wisdom shines; But when our eyes behold thy word, We ...
The kingdom of Christ. Great God, whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to ...
Israel saved, and the Assyrians destroyed. In Judah God of old was known; His name in Isr'el great; In Salem ...
Israel's rebellion and punishment. O What a stiff rebellious house Was Jacob's ancient race! False to their own most solemn ...
The punishment of luxury and intemperance. When Isr'el sins, the Lord reproves And fills their hearts with dread; Yet he ...
God's sovereignty and goodness. O Lord, our heav'nly King, Thy name is all divine; Thy glories round the earth are ...
v.30ff C. M. The covenant of grace unchangeable. "Yet," saith the Lord, "if David's race, The children of my Son, ...
Man mortal, and God eternal A mournful song at a funeral. Through every age, eternal God, Thou art our rest, ...
v.1-5 C. M. Man frail, and God eternal. Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to ...
Salvation by grace in Christ. 2 Tim. 1:9,10. Now to the power of God supreme Be everlasting honors giv'n; He ...
Christ inviting, and the church answering the invitation. SS 2:14-17. [Hark! the Redeemer from on high Sweetly invites his fav'rites ...
The books of nature and of Scripture compared. THE heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord, In every star thy wisdom shines ...
Characters of Christ; borrowed from inanimate things in Scripture. Go, worship at Immanuel's feet, See in his face what wonders ...
Christ dwells in heaven, but visits on earth. SS 6:1-3,12. When strangers stand and hear me tell What beauties in ...
The books of nature and scripture. For a Lord's-day morning Behold, the lofty sky Declares its Maker God, And all ...
The names and titles of Christ. From several scriptures. ['Tis from the treasures of his word I borrow titles for ...
A song for morning or evening. Lam. 3:23; Isa. 45:7. God, how endless is thy love! Thy gifts are every ...
God's word most excellent; or, Sincerity and watchfulness. For a Lord's-day morning. Behold, the morning sun Begins his glorious way; ...
The names and titles of Christ. From several scriptures. With cheerful voice I sing The titles of my Lord, And ...
Salvation, righteousness, and strength in Christ. Isa. 45:21-25. Jehovah speaks! let Isr'el hear; Let all the earth rejoice and fear, ...
v.1-6 C. M. The church is our delight and safety. The Lord of glory is my light, And my salvation ...
Sinai and Zion. Heb. 12:18ff Not to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire, and smoke; Not to the ...
Christ our wisdom, righteousness, etc. 1 Cor. 1:30. Buried in shadows of the night We lie till Christ restores the ...
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