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Not diff'rent food, or diff'rent dress Hymn 126

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 126, under Romans 14:17, 19, 32.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 126

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 3 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Romans 14:17, 19, 32 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 3 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.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

2 echoes in 12 lines.

AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

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a line echoes this verse its heading or an echo comes from here

STANZA I

Not diff'rent food, or diff'rent dress

Not diff'rent food, or diff'rent dress,

Compose the kingdom of our Lord;

But peace, and joy, and righteousness,

Faith, and obedience to his word.

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Romans 14:17, 19, 32. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. 19So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification. ROMANS 14:17, 19, 32 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ ROMANS 14

Not diff'rent food, or diff'rent dress, Compose the kingdom of our Lord; But peace, and joy, and righteousness, Faith, and obedience to his word. 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 126. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 126 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Not diff'rent food, or diff'rent dress

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