Description
See and hear the beauty of “lost” versified psalm texts written by Isaac Watts, the “Father of English Hymnody,” with “updated” editing, and wedded to newly composed tunes. The 104 settings, in many musical styles, were written to capture and express the essence of each text.
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In Isaac Watts’ time, congregations were only allowed to sing (Old Testament) psalms in church. Watts was the one who opened the door to newly written hymns in church services. His first was from the New Testament (hence not included here), “Behold the glory of the Lamb.”
(Permission to copy for sacred use is printed on each hymn page)