Isaac Watts

Quotes

• “Were I so tall to reach the pole, / Or grasp the ocean with my span, / I must be measured by my soul; / The mind's the standard of the man.”

• “How doth the little busy bee / Improve each shining hour, / And gather honey all the day / From every opening flower!”

• “Time, like an ever-rolling stream, / Bears all its sons away; / They fly forgotten, as a dream / Dies at the opening day.”

• “Maintain a constant watch at all times against a dogmatical spirit: fix not your assent to any proposition in a firm and unalterable manner, till you have some firm and unalterable ground for it, and till you have arrived at some clear and sure evidence.”

• “I have been there, and still would go; / 'T is like a little heaven below.”

Books by Isaac Watts in order

Books by Isaac Watts in the order they were published, from Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1707) to So Amazing, so Divine (1997).

1. 1Hymns and Spiritual SongsHymns and Spiritual Songs1707
2. 2A Guide to PrayerA Guide to Prayer1715
3. 3Divine Songs for ChildrenDivine Songs for Children1716
4. 4LogickLogick1724
5. 5The Knowledge of the Heavens and the Earth Made EasyThe Knowledge of the Heavens and the Earth Made Easy1726
6. 6The World to Come, or, Discourses on the Joys or Sorrows of The World to Come, or, Discourses on the Joys or Sorrows of Departed Souls at Death, and the Glory or Terror of the Resurrection1739
7. 7The End of TimeThe End of Time1740
8. 8The Improvement of the MindThe Improvement of the Mind1741
9. 9The Psalms of DavidThe Psalms of David1741
10. 10Evangelical Discourses on Several SubjectsEvangelical Discourses on Several Subjects1747
11. 11Horae LyricaeHorae Lyricae1762
12. 12The Doctrine of the Passions Explained and ImprovedThe Doctrine of the Passions Explained and Improved1770
13. 13Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, Corrected aDoctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, Corrected and Enlarged1786
14. 14The Glory of Christ as God-man DisplayedThe Glory of Christ as God-man Displayed1795
15. 15Divine Songs Attempted in Easy Language for the Use of ChildDivine Songs Attempted in Easy Language for the Use of Children1802
16. 16The Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac WatThe Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts1804
17. 17Divine Songs for the Use of ChildrenDivine Songs for the Use of Children1807
18. 18Discourses on Various Subjects ; and, A Guide to Prayer, or,Discourses on Various Subjects ; and, A Guide to Prayer, or, A Free and Rational Account of the Gift, Grace and Spirit of Prayer, with Plain Directions How Every Christian May Attain Them1811
19. 19LogicLogic1812
20. 20Infant HymnsInfant Hymns1844
21. 21Divine and Moral Songs for the Use of ChildrenDivine and Moral Songs for the Use of Children1848
22. 22The Life and Choice Works of Isaac WattsThe Life and Choice Works of Isaac Watts1857
23. 23The Secretary's Visit to IndiaThe Secretary's Visit to India1870
24. 24So Amazing, so DivineSo Amazing, so Divine1997