Newspaper cutting
Category
Ephemera
Date
27 Nov 1948
Materials
Newspaper
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 3138486.2
Summary
Newspaper cutting from The Times 'SATURDAY NOVEMBER', date hand written by William Jnr. '27th 1948'. 'BICENTENARY OF ISAAC WATTS A GREAT HYMN WRITER FROM A CORRESPONDENT Thursday last, November 25, marked the bicentaenary of the death of Isaac Watts, and tributes are being paid to him throughout the English-speaking world. Great s the author of famous hymns, through 200 years he has been even greater as an influence upon writers of hymns and those who sing them.....' Kept in the book 'The Psalms of David, . imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship' by Isaac Watts (record 3138486). Isaac Watts (17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748) was an English Christian minister, hymnwriter, theologian and logician. A prolific and popular hymn writer, his work was part of evangelization. He was recognized as the "Father of English Hymnody", credited with some 750 hymns. Many of his hymns remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages. Born in Southampton, England, in 1674, Watts was brought up in the home of a committed religious Nonconformist; his father, also Isaac Watts, had been incarcerated twice for his views. At King Edward VI School, Watts had a classical education, learning Latin, Greek and Hebrew.