Watts, Isaac 1674-1748

Overview

Works:	3,196 works in 16,621 publications in 5 languages and 182,417 library holdings
Genres:	Paraphrases Catechisms Poetry Portraits Juvenile works Prayers and devotions Caricatures and cartoons Hymns Sermons Quotations
Roles:	Author, Editor, Lyricist, Dedicatee, Other, Librettist, Speaker, Contributor, Composer, Author of introduction, Translator
Classifications:	Z1215, 223.5

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Most widely held works about Isaac Watts

The hymns of Wesley and Watts : five informal papers by Bernard Lord Manning( Book )
Isaac Watts; his life and works by Arthur Paul Davis( Book )
The waning of the renaissance 1640-1740; studies in the thought and poetry of Henry More, John Norris and Isaac Watts by John Hoyles( Book )
Isaac Watts, hymnographer; a study of the beginnings, development, and philosophy of the English hymn by Harry Escott( Book )
The Psalms of David : imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship by Isaac Watts( Book )

Isaac Watts : his life and writings, his homes and friends by Edwin Paxton Hood( Book )
Horae lyricae : Poems, chiefly of the lyric kind, in three books. Sacred I. To devotion and piety. II. To virtue, honour and friendship. III. To the memory of the dead. by Isaac Watts( Book )
Trinity of discord : the hymnal and poetic innovations of Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, and William Cowper by Richard Arnold( Book )
The beauties of the late Rev. Dr. Isaac Watts : containing the most striking and admired passages in the works of that justly celebrated divine, philosopher, moralist, and poet: equally calculated for the communication of polite and useful knowledge, and the increase of wisdom and happiness. : To which is added, the life of the author by Isaac Watts( Book )
Divine and moral songs : attempted in easy language for the use of children : to which are added, catechisms for children and for youth, prayers, &c. by Isaac Watts( Book )
Psalms carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America : being an improvement of the old version of the Psalms of David by Isaac Watts( Book )
Memoirs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D.D by Thomas Gibbons( Book )
Sermons on various subjects, divine and moral : with a sacred hymn suited to each subject. : Designed for the use of Christian families, as well as for the hours of devout retirement. by Isaac Watts( Book )
Divine and moral songs for children by Isaac Watts( Book )
Reflections on the fall of a great man : A sermon preached ... at Daventry ... on occasion of the death of ... Isaac Watts, ... with a sketch of his character, ... By Caleb Ashworth by Caleb Ashworth( Book )
A sermon occasioned by the death of the late Reverend Isaac Watts : D.D. preached to the church of which he was pastor. December 11, 1748. By David Jennings. To which is added, the funeral oration at his interment. By Samuel Chandler by David Jennings( Book )
Horæ lyricæ : poems, chiefly of the lyric kind, in three books, sacred : I. To devotion and piety, II. To virtue, honour and friendship, III. To the memory of the dead by Isaac Watts( Book )
The beauties of the late Rev. Dr. Isaac Watts : containing the most striking and admired passages in the works of that justly celebrated divine, philosopher, moralist, and poet by Isaac Watts( Book )
Horæ lyricæ : poems, chiefly of the lyric kind : in three books by Isaac Watts( Book )
Horae lyricae : Poems, chiefly of the lyric kind, in three books. Sacred I. To devotion and piety. II. To virtue, honour and friendship. III. To the memory of the dead. by Isaac Watts( Book )

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Most widely held works by Isaac Watts

The Psalms of David : imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship by Isaac Watts( Book )

1,201 editions published between 1718 and 1858 in English and held by 7,738 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Famous English hymnodist Isaac Watts proposed that the metrical translations of the Psalms sung by Protestant Christians should be rewritten to give them a specifically Christian perspective

Psalms carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America : being an improvement of the old version of the Psalms of David by Isaac Watts( Book )

463 editions published between 1787 and 1840 in English and held by 4,943 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Divine songs attempted in easy language for the use of children by Isaac Watts( Book )

686 editions published between 1720 and 1971 in English and Undetermined and held by 4,092 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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Hymns and spiritual songs : in three books by Isaac Watts( Book )

291 editions published between 1709 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 3,298 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Psalms of David, imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian use and worship by Isaac Watts( Book )

172 editions published between 1800 and 1837 in English and held by 2,253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hymns and spiritual songs by Isaac Watts( Book )

190 editions published between 1709 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,083 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Devout exercises of the heart, in meditation and soliloquy, prayer and praise by Elizabeth Singer Rowe( Book )

250 editions published between 1737 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,955 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The New-England primer : improved for the more easy attaining the true reading of English : to which is added The Assembly of Divines, and Mr. Cotton's catechism by John Cotton( Book )

332 editions published between 1750 and 2012 in English and held by 1,731 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An early American textbook for beginning readers, that includes a rhyming alphabet, Bible questions, and Shorter Catechism, with original woodcut illustrations

Hymns and spiritual songs : in three books : I. Collected from the Scriptures. II. Composed on Divine Subjects. III. Prepared for the Lord's Supper by Isaac Watts( Book )

317 editions published between 1709 and 1845 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,338 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Divine and moral songs for children by Isaac Watts( Book )

181 editions published between 1773 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 1,250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Horæ lyricæ : poems, chiefly of the lyric kind : in three books by Isaac Watts( Book )

134 editions published between 1709 and 1976 in 3 languages and held by 988 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hymns and spiritual songs : in three books. I. Collected from the Scriptures. II. Composed on divine subjects. III. Prepared for the Lord's Supper. by Isaac Watts( Book )

190 editions published between 1719 and 1841 in English and held by 890 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Divine and moral songs : attempted in easy language for the use of children : to which are added, catechisms for children and for youth, prayers, &c. by Isaac Watts( Book )

69 editions published between 1790 and 1849 in English and held by 712 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A wonderful dream by Isaac Watts( Book )

94 editions published between 1757 and 1821 in English and Undetermined and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David by Isaac Watts( Book )

86 editions published between 1785 and 1798 in English and held by 501 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hymns and spiritual songs : In three books. I. Collected from the Scriptures. II. Composed on divine subjects. III. Prepared for the Lord's Supper. by Isaac Watts( Book )

236 editions published between 1751 and 1800 in English and Undetermined and held by 496 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Logick: or, The right use of reason in the enquiry after truth : With a variety of rules to guard against error, in the affairs of religion and human life, as well as in the sciences. by Isaac Watts( Book )

110 editions published between 1724 and 1802 in English and German and held by 422 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Reliquiae juveniles; miscellaneous thoughts in prose and verse, 1734 by Isaac Watts( Book )

65 editions published between 1734 and 2005 in English and held by 389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Horae lyricae : Poems, chiefly of the lyric kind, in three books. Sacred I. To devotion and piety. II. To virtue, honour and friendship. III. To the memory of the dead. by Isaac Watts( Book )

71 editions published between 1736 and 1813 in English and held by 336 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Horæ lyricæ : poems, chiefly of the lyric kind, in three books, sacred : I. To devotion and piety, II. To virtue, honour and friendship, III. To the memory of the dead by Isaac Watts( Book )

131 editions published between 1731 and 1799 in English and Undetermined and held by 318 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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