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How beauteous are their feet The blessedness of gospel times; or, The revelation of Christ to Jews and Gentiles, Isa. 5. 2 7-10. Matt. 13. 16 17

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 10, under Isaiah 52:2, 7–10.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 10

METRE

Short Metre 6.6.8.6 · 6 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Isaiah 52:2, 7–10 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.

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

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STANZA I

How beauteous are their feet

Who stand on Zion's hill!

Who bring salvation on their tongues,

And words of peace reveal!

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Isaiah 52:2, 7–10. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

2Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion. 7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” 8Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, together they shout for joy. For every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion. 9Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem. 10The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God. ISAIAH 52:2, 7–10 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ ISAIAH 52

How beauteous are their feet Who stand on Zion's hill! Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal! 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 10. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 10 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN How beauteous are their feet

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