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In thine own ways, O God of love Prayer for deliverance answered, Isa. 26. 8-12 20 21

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 30, under Isaiah 26:12, 20, 21.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 30

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 6 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Isaiah 26:12, 20, 21 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

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Isaiah 26:12, 20, 21. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

12O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us. 20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed. 21For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain. ISAIAH 26:12, 20, 21 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ ISAIAH 26

Come, children, to your Father's arms, Hide in the chambers of my grace, Till the fierce storms be overblown, And my revenging fury cease. STANZA V

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

NO. 30 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN In thine own ways, O God of love

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