1 There is a house not made with hands,
Eternal and on high;
And here my spirit waiting stands,
And here my spirit waiting stands,
Till God shall bid it fly.
2 Shortly this prison of my clay
Must be dissolved and fall,
Then, O my soul! with joy obey
Then, O my soul! with joy obey
Thy Heavenly Father's call.
3 'Tis He, by His almighty grace,
That forms thee fit for heaven,
And as an earnest of the place,
And as an earnest of the place,
Has His own Spirit given.
4 We walk by faith of joys to come,
Faith lives upon His word;
But while the body is our home,
But while the body is our home,
We're absent from the Lord.
Amen.
Source: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #448
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 >
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