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O 'tis a lovely thing to see [Supplement.] A lovely carriage
Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 36, under Matthew 10:16.
WRITTEN BY
Isaac Watts 1674–1748
PRINTED
1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 36
METRE
Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 6 stanzas
WRITTEN ON
Matthew 10:16 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 Matthew 10:16. The line that comes closest to it is marked.
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. MATTHEW 10:16 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ MATTHEW 10
Their frame is prudence mix'd with love, Good works fulfil their day: They join the serpent with the dove, But cast the sting away. STANZA IV
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 36. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.
NO. 36 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN O 'tis a lovely thing to see
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