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Blest be the everlasting God Hymn 26

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 26, under 1 Peter 1:3–5.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 26

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 5 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

1 Peter 1:3–5 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 5 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

AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

The stanzas at the centre; around them, every book its heading and its echoes come from, Old Testament on the left and New on the right. Choose a stanza or a book.

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

STANZA I

Blest be the everlasting God

Blest be the everlasting God,

The Father of our Lord;

Be his abounding mercy praised,

His majesty adored.

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under 1 Peter 1:3–5. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, 5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 PETER 1:3–5 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ 1 PETER 1

When from the dead he raised his Son, And called him to the sky, He gave our souls a lively hope That they should never die. STANZA II

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 26. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 26 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Blest be the everlasting God

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