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Not all the outward forms on earth Regeneration, John 1. 13. and 3. 3 &c

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 95, under John 1:13, 3.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 95

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 4 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

John 1:13, 3 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.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

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a line echoes this verse its heading or an echo comes from here

STANZA I

Not all the outward forms on earth

Not all the outward forms on earth,

Nor rites that God has given,

Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth,

Can raise a soul to heaven.

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under John 1:13, 3. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God. JOHN 1:13, 3 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ JOHN 1

Not all the outward forms on earth, Nor rites that God has given, Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, Can raise a soul to heaven. 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 95. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 95 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Not all the outward forms on earth

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