Isaac Watts wrote this hymn in 1716, and it hasn’t lost a thing: I Sing the Mighty Power of God. Oh, this brings me back to Sunday school! It brings me back to family cookouts on a Sunday afternoon in June.
But mostly it brings me home to you, my Lord–to Jesus Christ, Amen.
Here’s one from Isaac Watts, c. 1715–Jesus Shall Reign (with echoes of Psalm 72).
Patty and I are still sick. Please keep the prayers coming.
Mark Twain quoted this hymn in Huckleberry Finn. It’s a classic by Isaac Watts: Am I a Soldier of the Cross?, sung here by Blessing Samuel.
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard this hymn–Am I a Soldier of the Cross?, an 18th-century classic by Isaac Watts. There’s more than one melody that goes with these lyrics. I wonder how many there are.
Requested by Phoebe yesterday–but we got home from the hospital very late, and then the computer wouldn’t work–O God Our Help in Ages Past, sung by the Mennonite Bible Institute Singers.
We used to sing this in our assemblies at high school. I’m afraid to ask what they’ve got the kiddies singing now.
Stuck for a hymn this morning, no requests. For some reason I had an urge to post Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly. I resisted it.
So here: O God Our Help in Ages Past, by Isaac Watts. Sung by the Sharon Mennonite Bible Institute Singers.
This was the first hymn that came into my head today–I Sing the Mighty Power of God, by Isaac Watts in 1715 and still going strong today. I’ll always remember it as a Sunday school favorite. Sung here by the Mountain Anthems.
Requested by Thewhiterabbit: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, by Isaac Watts, sung by the choir at Kings College, Cambridge. I hear it now and then from the bells of St. Francis Cathedral, across the street from me.
A few minutes ago I found myself whistling this hymn for all I was worth: I Sing the Mighty Power of God, by Isaac Watts in 1715, sung here by the Mountain Anthems.
No more nooze–it’s Saturday, and this is the hymn I want to hear today.
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!