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Isaac Watts (17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748) was an English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns.
Apr 15, 2024 · Isaac Watts (1674–1748), English Nonconformist minister who is regarded as the father of English hymnody. His collections of hymns include Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1707) and The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament (1719).
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History. Origin. Music. Lyrics. See also. References. External links. Joy to the World. " Joy to the World " is an English Christmas carol. It was written in 1719 by the English minister and hymnwriter Isaac Watts, and its lyrics are a Christian reinterpretation of Psalm 98 and Genesis 3.
Timeline: 1651. Hobbes' Leviathan 1653. Cromwell named Lord Protector. 1667. John Milton's Paradise Lost. 1674. Isaac Watts born. 1748. Isaac Watts dies. 1771. Francis Asbury sent to America
Isaac Watts. 1674–1748. Isaac Watts by Unknown Artist © National Portrait Gallery, London. Isaac Watts was a scion of seventeenth-century Independent Dissent, a religious culture distinguished by its attention to local congregational authority, the education of preachers and people, and the cultivation of individual piety.
Isaac Watts (17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748) was an English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns.
