"Joy to the world, the Lord is come / Let earth receive her King / Let every heart, prepare him room / And heaven and nature sing." In his later years, Isaac Watts once complained about hymn singing ...

As Christians we all enjoy singing about God’s wondrous love. We know the words without having to look at the hymnal. We know so little about the men and women who penned these hymns however. Let’s ...

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Every four hours throughout the day the bells of Southampton's Civic Centre clock ring out Isaac Watt's hymn, Oh God, Our Help in Ages Past. The famous writer of hymns was the eldest of nine children ...