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There was an hour when Christ rejoiced Hymn 11

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 11, under Luke 10:21–22.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 11

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 6 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Luke 10:21–22 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 6 stanzas as Watts printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

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AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

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STANZA I

There was an hour when Christ rejoiced

There was an hour when Christ rejoiced,

And spoke his joy in words of praise:

"Father, I thank thee, mighty God,

Lord of the earth, and heav'ns, and seas.

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Luke 10:21–22. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

21At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. 22All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.” LUKE 10:21–22 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ LUKE 10

There was an hour when Christ rejoiced, And spoke his joy in words of praise: "Father, I thank thee, mighty God, Lord of the earth, and heav'ns, and seas. STANZA I

Its place in the book

Book I of the hymn book, “Collected from the Holy Scriptures”, holds these hymns in this order: 179 hymns. This is number 11. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 11 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN There was an hour when Christ rejoiced

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