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How Shall the Young Secure Their Hearts?
How shall the young secure their hearts? Throughout my life I have sung lyrics by Isaac Watts that ask that question. Watts drew his inspiration from Psalm 119:9-16, the second division of that psalm’s 176 verse anthology of prayer. Concern … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible study, decision-making, faithfulness, Isaac Watts, joy, meditation, morality, Prayer, Psalm 119, Psalms, spiritual discipline, youth
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Am I a Soldier of the Cross?
Words of familiar hymns acquire new meaning when we read them as the prayers they are. In 1723, Isaac Watts wrote a prayer that became a classic hymn when set to music. In a hymnal I perused yesterday, the … Continue reading
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Tagged armor of God, Church Music, confession, discipleship, Hymns, Isaac Watts, love, Loyalty, Prayer
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