And is this life prolonged to me?

And is this life prolonged to me

Author: Isaac Watts
Tune: NAOMI (Nägeli)
Published in 32 hymnals

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Representative Text

Ane is this life prolonged to me?
Are days and seasons giv'n?
O let me, then, prepare to be
A fitter heir of heav'n.

In vain these moments shall not pass,
These golden hours be gone:
Lord, I accept thine offered grace,
I bow before thy throne.

Now cleanse my soul from every sin
By my Redeemer's blood;
Now let my flesh and soul begin
The honors of my God.

Let me no more my soul beguile
With sin's deceitful toys;
Let cheerful hope, increasing still,
Approach to heav'nly joys.

My thankful lips shall loud proclaim
The wonders of thy praise,
And spread the savor of thy name
Where'er I spend my days.

On earth let my example shine,
And when I leave this state,
May heav'n receive this soul of mine
To bliss supremely great.

The Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts

Author: Isaac Watts

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 >

Text Information

First Line: And is this life prolonged to me
Title: And is this life prolonged to me?
Author: Isaac Watts
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

And is this life prolonged to me? I. Watts. [Decision for Christ.] Appended to his Sermons, 1721-24, vol. iii., and later editions, vol. ii., No. 39, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines. It is based on his Sermon 39 on 1 Cor. iii. 22, "Whether Life or Death,—All are yours," to which he gave the title, "The Right Improvement of Life." The hymn is not in extensive use. It is sometimes abbreviated. The text in the New Congregational Hymn Book, No. 488, is slightly altered.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Tune

NAOMI (Nägeli)

NAOMI was a melody that Lowell Mason (PHH 96) brought to the United States from Europe and arranged as a hymn tune; the arrangement was first published in the periodical Occasional Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1836). Some scholars have attributed the original melody to Johann G. Nageli (PHH 315), but there…

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The Cyber Hymnal #72
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Instances

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A Choice Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #464

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #d13

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A Pastor's Selection of Hymns and Tunes #481

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Church Psalmody #606

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Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church #506

Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d18

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (5th ed.) #B150

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (8th ed.) #b150

Hymns and Spiritual Songs. 1st Canadian ed. #d12

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Hymns for Christian Melody #838

Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship #d30

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Psalms and Hymns, Adapted to Public Worship #140

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Revival Gems #46

Revival Melodies or Songs of Zion. Part II #d2

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Revival Melodies, or Songs of Zion. #II.30

Sacred Melodies #d10

Supplement to Watts #d19

The American Seaman's Hymn Book #d11

The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d21

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The Baptist Psalmody #660

The Christian Hymn Book #d29

The Christian Hymn Book (Ohio Auglaize Christian Conference) #d11

The Christian Hymn Book. 7th ed. #d30

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The Cyber Hymnal #72

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The Jewel #138

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The Psalmody #583

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Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #I.44.2

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #636

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