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I cannot bear thine absence, Lord Living and dying with God present

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book II, no. 117.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 117

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 3 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

A subject no verse printed above it

The hymn

The words as Watts printed them, 12 lines.

The passage it draws on most

Its book prints no verse above this hymn. Of the verses its lines share most wording with, this is the one the whole hymn draws on, chosen by an AI model from those the word matching found. Not the author's own heading.

Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. JOHN 15:4 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE OPEN IT BESIDE THE PAGE

Its place in the book

Book II of the hymn book, “Composed on divine subjects”, holds these hymns in this order: 181 hymns. This is number 117. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 117 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN I cannot bear thine absence, Lord

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