Project Gutenberg 2004-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 121 Watts, Isaac 1674 1748 Watts, I. (Isaac) Hymns and Spiritual Songs Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Lewis Jones "Hymns and Spiritual Songs" by Isaac Watts is a collection of Christian hymns and spiritual poetry crafted in the early 18th century. This work is divided into three main sections: hymns collected from the scriptures, those composed on divine themes, and hymns prepared for the Lord's Supper. The overall focus of the collection is on worship, devotion, and reflection on key Christian themes such as salvation, divine grace, and the nature of God, with an aim to enrich both personal and communal worship. The opening of this collection presents a preface by the author that outlines his intent and structure. Watts expresses the significance of blending scripture with contemporary expression of faith and acknowledges the limitations of the Book of Psalms in addressing modern congregational needs. The hymns he provides aim to reflect the various moods of Christian worshipers by capturing feelings of joy, sorrow, hope, and reverence. The first few hymns included delve into themes such as worshiping the Lamb, the deity of Christ, and the nativity, all set to a poetic form that seeks to both uplift the spirit and guide believers in their devotion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hymns, English BS Text Christianity Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 491233 491176 2024-10-06T07:34:58.559089 2023-10-06T08:52:05.554011 text/html text/html 491226 491169 2024-10-06T07:34:58.995087 2023-10-06T08:52:05.887096 text/html text/html 234022 2024-10-06T07:35:13.733014 application/epub+zip 239636 2024-10-06T07:35:02.882073 application/epub+zip 218785 2024-10-06T07:35:01.341092 application/epub+zip 492168 2024-10-06T07:35:19.210990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436610 2024-10-06T07:35:12.523032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393063 2022-09-07T01:41:19.115078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366864 366858 2024-10-06T07:34:57.893190 2023-10-06T08:52:05.047997 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 366664 2020-12-18T04:44:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135627 2020-12-18T04:44:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18873 2024-10-06T07:35:19.354078 application/rdf+xml 15336 2024-10-06T07:35:01.905103 image/jpeg 4129 2024-10-06T07:35:01.624073 image/jpeg 231511 2024-10-06T07:34:59.032137 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia