Hymns of the "Jubilee Harp" #a99
Display Title: Spare us, O Lord, aloud we cry First Line: Spare us, O Lord, aloud we cry Date: 1868
Hymns of the "Jubilee Harp" #a99
Spare us O Lord aloud we cry,
Nor let our Sun go down at Noon.
Thy years are one eternal day
and must thy children die so soon.
Thy hears are one eternal day
and must thy children die so soon.
Source: The Union harmony, or Universal collection of sacred music #22b
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: | Spare us, O Lord, aloud we cry |
| Author: | Isaac Watts |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Isaac Watts, paraphrase of Psalm 102, Part 2, stanza 2. |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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