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Jesus, thy blessings are not few [Supplement.] None excluded from hope, Rom. 1. 16. 1 Cor. 1. 24

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 34, under Romans 1:16.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 34

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 6 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Romans 1:16 the verse printed above it

The hymn

The words as Watts printed them, 24 lines.

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Romans 1:16. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek. ROMANS 1:16 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ ROMANS 1

Jesus, thy blessings are not few, Nor is thy gospel weak; Thy grace can melt the stubborn Jew, And bow th' aspiring Greek. 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 34. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 34 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Jesus, thy blessings are not few

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