I have an eye doctor’s appointment, so all I can do for now is post a hymn. I Sing the Mighty Power of God, sung by the Mountain Anthems, written by Isaac Watts in 1715–it’s been one of my favorites since I was a boy in Sunday school. Beautiful!
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‘Rejoice, Ye Shining Worlds On High’
No hymn requests today, so I had to pick one. How about this? I’ve never heard it before: Rejoice, Ye Shining Worlds On High, written by Isaac Watts 300 years ago. Sung here by Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band.
‘I Sing the Mighty Power of God’
You’ve got to hand it to Isaac Watts. He wrote this hymn in 1715 and it’s still just as fresh and wonderful today as it was when he signed his name to it.
I Sing the Mighty Power of God, sung by the Mountain Anthems.
‘I Sing the Mighty Power of God’
Yes, this one’ll do! A Sunday school favorite, I Sing the Mighty Power of God, written by Isaac Watts and sung here by the Mountain Anthems. There’s a lot of life and love in those 18th-century hymns.
‘Am I a Soldier of the Cross?’
Isaac Watts wrote this hymn in 1724, Am I a Soldier of the Cross? Mark Twain quoted it in Tom Sawyer. It’s still with us today, attached to various melodies. Here’s one by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
‘O God, Our Help in Ages Past’
Would you believe we used to sing this in high school, on assembly days? We have fallen such a long way down.
Oh God, Our Help in Ages Past–by Isaac Watts in 1719, sung here by the Sharon Mennonite Bible Institute choir.
‘Joy to the World’ (In March… Why Not?)
A Christmas hymn, in March? Well, why not?
Isaac Watts wrote Joy to the World in 1719, and as you can see, it’s still going strong. Here we have a modern rendition of it by Pentatonics. Again, why not?
I’m saving Easter hymns for a little later.
‘I Sing the Mighty Power of God’
No hymn requests today so far, so here’s one I’ve picked: I Sing the Mighty Power of God, written by Isaac Watts in 1715 and still going strung, sung here by the Mountain Anthems. Background sets by God the Father.
Bonus Hymn: ‘I Sing the Mighty Power of God’
All right, there’s a revival going, let’s get revived! We can’t all make it to Asbury University, Kentucky–but surely we can be there in spirit, and surely God’s grace can come to us wherever we are. Open the door to Jesus! He won’t care if you haven’t washed the breakfast dishes yet.
Sing hymns today, hum them, whistle them, whatever. Let’s get revived! And here’s a hymn to get you started, it got me started–I Sing the Mighty Power of God, 18th-century masterpiece by Isaac Watts, sung by the congregation at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California.
Rejoice in the righteousness of God!
Encore! ‘Joy to the World’
Phoebe has requested another go-round for Joy to the World–well, hey, it’s Christmas Day!
Isaac Watts’ classic Christmas hymn, performed here by Celtic Woman…
We’re going to watch The Princess Bride and have spare ribs for supper, and you’re all invited–cybernetically, of course: otherwise we don’t have enough room. You haven’t lived till you’ve had cyber-spare ribs.