Religion

Hymn I.22, Part 1: Christ the eternal life

by Isaac Watts 1674–1748

From Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I (1707)

Religion

Jesus, our Savior and our God,
Arrayed in majesty and blood,
Thou art our life; our souls in thee
Possess a full felicity.

All our immortal hopes are laid
In thee, our surety and our head;
Thy cross, thy cradle, and thy throne,
Are big with glories yet unknown.

Let atheists scoff, and Jews blaspheme
Th' eternal life and Jesus' name;
A word of thy almighty breath
Dooms the rebellious world to death.

But let my soul for ever lie
Beneath the blessings of thine eye;
'Tis heav'n on earth, 'tis heav'n above,
To see thy face and taste thy love.

MLA

Watts, Isaac. “Hymn I.22, Part 1: Christ the eternal life.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/367/.

Chicago

Watts, Isaac. “Hymn I.22, Part 1: Christ the eternal life.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/367/.

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