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 >
Composed by Johann Crüger (PHH 42) as a setting for Paul Gerhardt's "Nun danket all’ und bringet Ehr," GRÄFENBERG was first published in the 1647 edition of Crüger's Praxis Pietatis Melica. The tune is arbitrarily named after a water-cure spa in Silesia, Austria, which became famous in the 1820…
Display Title: To Our Almighty MakerFirst Line: To our Almighty Maker God (Joy to the world! the LORD is come!)Author: Isaac WattsMeter: 8.6.8.6 CMScripture: Psalm 98Date: 2022Source: The Psalms of David, 1718
Display Title: To Our Almighty Maker, GodFirst Line: To our almighty maker, GodTune Title: GRÄFENBERGAuthor: Isaac WattsMeter: CMSource: The Psalms of David, 1719