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My God, my life, my love God all, and in all, Psalm 73. 25

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book II, no. 93, under Psalm 73:25.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 93

METRE

Short Metre 6.6.8.6 · 8 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 73:25 the verse printed above it

The hymn

The words as Watts printed them, 32 lines.

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Psalm 73:25. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You. PSALM 73:25 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 73

My God, my life, my love, To thee, to thee I call, I cannot live if thou remove, For thou art all in all. STANZA I

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 93. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 93 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN My God, my life, my love

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