Author:Isaac Watts
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Isaac Watts
Works
Books
- The Improvement of the Mind IA 1, IA 2
- Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707 (transcription project)
- Logic, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard Against Error in the Affairs of Religion and Human Life, as well as in the SciencesIA
- A Short View of the Whole Scripture History: With a Continuation of the Jewish Affairs From the Old Testament Till the Time of Christ; and an Account of the Chief Prophesies that Relate to HimIA
- Horæ Lyricæ: Poems, Chiefly of the Lyric Kind (1706)
- Psalms of David: imitated in the language of the New Testament, and apply'd to the Christian state and worship (1719)
- Sermons on various subjects (1721)
- Sins and sorrows spread before God
- The knowledge of the heavens and the earth made easy: or, the first principles of astronomy and geography (1728)
- Reliquiæ juveniles: miscellaneous thoughts in prose and verse, on natural, moral and divine subjects; written chiefly in younger years (1734)
- Watts's Compleat Spelling-Book (1737)
- Divine Songs for the Use of Children (1847)
Hymns
- "Alas! and did my Saviour bleed" (1707)
- "Am I a Soldier of the Cross" (1724)
- "Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs" (1707)
- "Come, We Who Love the Lord" (1709)
- "Cradle Hymn"
- "From All That Dwell Below the Skies" (1762)
- "He Died! The Great Redeemer Died!" (1832)
- "Hosanna to the Royal Son" (1707)
- "Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun" (1719)
- "John Was The Prophet Of The Lord" (1707)
- "Joy to the World" (1709)
- "Let Every Mortal Ear Attend" (1707)
- "Our God, Our Help in Ages Past" (1719)
- "There Is a Land of Pure Delight" (1707)
- "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" (1707)
- "Who dares attempt th' Eternal name" (1705)
Poems
- Against Idleness and Mischief
- The Christian Mother's Cradle Hymn
- Innocent Play
- Let Dogs Delight to Bark and Bite
- Love Between Brothers and Sisters
- The Sluggard
Sources
- The Church Hymn book 1872, edited by Edwin F. Hatfield, New York and Chicago, USA. (Contains severel hundreds of Watts hymns)
Works about Watts
- "Watts" in The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1783), by Samuel Johnson, pp.254-267.
- "Watts, Isaac," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
- "Watts, Isaac," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
- "Watts, Isaac," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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