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How heavy is the night The same
Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 98, under 1 Corinthians 1:30.
WRITTEN BY
Isaac Watts 1674–1748
PRINTED
1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 98
METRE
Short Metre 6.6.8.6 · 5 stanzas
WRITTEN ON
1 Corinthians 1:30 the verse printed above it
The hymn
The words as Watts printed them, 20 lines.
Where Watts found it
Watts printed the hymn under 1 Corinthians 1:30. The line that comes closest to it is marked.
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ 1 CORINTHIANS 1
Our guilty spirits dread To meet the wrath of heaven But, in his righteousness array'd, We see our sins forgiven. STANZA II
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 98. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.
NO. 98 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN How heavy is the night
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