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How shall my inward joys arise God's tender care of his church, Isa. 13 &c
Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 39.
WRITTEN BY
Isaac Watts 1674–1748
PRINTED
1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 39
METRE
Not recorded 6 stanzas
WRITTEN ON
A subject no 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.
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AMONG THE SCRIPTURES
The stanzas at the centre; around them, every book its heading and its echoes come from, Old Testament on the left and New on the right. Choose a stanza or a book.
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STANZA I
How shall my inward joys arise
And burst into a song,
Almighty love inspires my heart,
And pleasure tunes my tongue.
No line of this stanza quotes a verse closely; it is the hymn's own confession.
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 39. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.
NO. 39 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN How shall my inward joys arise
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