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Behold how sinners disagree The Pharisee and the Publican, Luke 18. 10 &c

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 131, under Luke 18:10.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 131

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 4 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Luke 18:10 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 4 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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STANZA I

Behold how sinners disagree

Behold how sinners disagree,

The Publican and Pharisee!

One doth his righteousness proclaim,

The other owns his guilt and shame.

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Luke 18:10. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. LUKE 18:10 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ LUKE 18

Behold how sinners disagree, The Publican and Pharisee! One doth his righteousness proclaim, The other owns his guilt and shame. 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 131. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 131 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Behold how sinners disagree

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