148 Quotes by Isaac Watts

Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I, To mourn, and murmur and repine, To see the wicked placed on high, In pride and robes of honor shine. But oh, their end, their dreadful end, Thy sanctuary taught me so, On slipp'ry rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below.

Order my footsteps by Thy Word and make my heart sincere; let sin have no dominion, Lord, but keep my conscience clear.

Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away: our life's a dream,...

Every one of his opinions appears to himself to be written with sunbeams.

Sweet is the day of sacred rest; No mortal cares shall seize my breast; O may my heart in tune be found Like David's harp of solemn sound.

There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain.

Flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still.

Affect not little shifts and subterfuges to avoid the force of an argument.

Talking over the things which you have read with your companions fixes them on the mind.