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Must friends and kindred droop and die Hymn 47
Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 47, under Zechariah 1:5.
WRITTEN BY
Isaac Watts 1674–1748
PRINTED
1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 47
METRE
Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 4 stanzas
WRITTEN ON
Zechariah 1:5 the verse printed above it
The hymn
The words as Watts printed them, 16 lines.
Where Watts found it
Watts printed the hymn under Zechariah 1:5. The line that comes closest to it is marked.
Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever? ZECHARIAH 1:5 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ ZECHARIAH 1
Must friends and kindred droop and die, And helpers be withdrawn? While sorrow with a weeping eye Counts up our comforts gone? 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 47. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.
NO. 47 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Must friends and kindred droop and die
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