01c. 1711 ADWhene'er I take my walks abroad, How many poor I see! What shall I render to my God For all his gifts to me?Isaac Watts / quote ↗
03c. 1711 ADAnd he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it, makes it two.Isaac Watts / quote ↗
04c. 1711 ADLet dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so; Let bears and lions growl and fight, For 't is their nature too.Isaac Watts / quote ↗
05c. 1711 ADBut, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise; Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes.Isaac Watts / quote ↗
06c. 1711 ADBirds in their little nests agree; And 't is a shameful sight When children of one family Fall out, and chide, and fight.Isaac Watts / quote ↗
07c. 1711 ADHow doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower!Isaac Watts / quote ↗
10c. 1711 ADI have been there, and still would go; 'T is like a little heaven below.Isaac Watts / quote ↗
11c. 1711 ADHush, my dear, lie still and slumber! Holy angels guard thy bed! Heavenly blessings without number Gently falling on thy head.Isaac Watts / quote ↗
12c. 1711 AD'T is the voice of the sluggard; I heard him complain, "You have wak'd me too soon, I must slumber again."Isaac Watts / quote ↗
14c. 1711 ADFrom all who dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise; Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every land, by every tongue.Isaac Watts / quote ↗
17c. 1711 ADStrange that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long!Isaac Watts / quote ↗
20c. 1711 ADWhen I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I 'll bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes.Isaac Watts / quote ↗
21c. 1711 ADThere is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain.Isaac Watts / quote ↗
22c. 1711 ADSo, when a raging fever burns, We shift from side to side by turns; And 't is a poor relief we gain To change the place, but keep the pain.Isaac Watts / quote ↗
23c. 1711 ADWere I so tall to reach the pole, Or grasp the ocean with my span, I must be measured by my soul: The mind 's the standard of the man.Isaac Watts / quote ↗
24c. 1711 ADTo God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praise, and glory given By all on earth, and all in heaven.Isaac Watts / quote ↗
