Isaac Watts: Quotes about God

Isaac Watts was English hymnwriter, theologian and logician. Explore interesting quotes on god.

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“There's not a place where we can flee,
But God is present there.”

Song 2: "Praise for Creation and Providence".
1710s, Divine Songs Attempted in the Easy Language of Children (1715)

“Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
For God hath made them so;
Let bears and lions growl and fight,
For 't is their nature too.”

Song 16: "Against Quarrelling and Fighting".
1710s, Divine Songs Attempted in the Easy Language of Children (1715)

“I believe the promises of God enough to venture an eternity on them.”

Source: Attributed from postum publications, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 261.

“Whene'er I take my walks abroad,
How many poor I see!
What shall I render to my God
For all his gifts to me?”

Song 4.
1710s, Divine Songs Attempted in the Easy Language of Children (1715)

“Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.”

Psalm 90 st. 1.
1710s, "Our God, our help in ages past" (1719)

“How divinely full of glory and pleasure shall that hour be when all the millions of mankind that have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb of God shall meet together and stand around Him, with every tongue and every heart full of joy and praise! How astonishing will be the glory and the joy of that day when all the saints shall join together in one common song of gratitude and love, and of everlasting thankfulness to this Redeemer! With what unknown delight, and inexpressible satisfaction, shall all that are saved from the ruins of sin and hell address the Lamb that was slain, and rejoice in His presence!”

Source: Attributed from postum publications, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 520.