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Who has believed thy word Hymn 141

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 141, under Isaiah 53:1–5, 10–12.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 141

METRE

Short Metre 6.6.8.6 · 8 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Isaiah 53:1–5, 10–12 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 8 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

Who has believed thy word

Who has believed thy word,

Or thy salvation known?

Reveal thine arm, Almighty Lord,

And glorify thy Son.

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Isaiah 53:1–5, 10–12. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. 3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. 4Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted. 5But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. 10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. 11After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. 12Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. ISAIAH 53:1–5, 10–12 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ ISAIAH 53

Who has believed thy word, Or thy salvation known? Reveal thine arm, Almighty Lord, And glorify thy Son. 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 141. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 141 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Who has believed thy word

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