Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #89
Display Title: Our days are as the grass First Line: Our days are as the grass Author: Watts Date: 1847 Subject: Close of Worship |
Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #89
1 Our days are as the grass,
Or like the morning flower;
When blasting winds sweep o'er the field,
It withers in an hour.
2 But thy compassions, Lord,
To endless years endure;
And children's children ever find
The words of promise sure.
Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #558
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 >| First Line: | Our days are as the grass |
| Author: | Isaac Watts |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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