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'Tis not the law of ten commands Moses, Aaron, and Joshua

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book II, no. 124.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 124

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 5 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

A subject no verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 5 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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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 124. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 124 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN 'Tis not the law of ten commands

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