How heavy is the night

How heavy is the night

Author: Isaac Watts
Published in 140 hymnals

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1 How heavy is the night
That hangs upon our eyes,
Till Christ with his reviving light
Over our souls arise!

2 Our guilty spirits dread
To meet the wrath of heaven;
But, in his righteousness arrayed,
We see our sins forgiven.

3 Unholy and impure
Are all our thoughts and ways:
His hands infected nature cure
With sanctifying grace.

4 The powers of hell agree
To hold our souls in vain;
He sets the sons of bondage free,
And breaks the cursed chain.

5 Lord, we adore thy ways
To bring us near to God,
Thy sovereign power, thy healing grace,
And thine atoning blood.

Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #371

Author: Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >

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The Cyber Hymnal #2579

The Harmonia Sacra. 14th ed. #d136

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The Lyrica #50

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The Mozart Collection of Sacred Music #137b

The National Baptist Hymn Book #d221

The National Baptist Hymn Book #ad221

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The National Baptist Hymnal #245

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The New Harmonia Sacra #132a

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The Otterbein Hymnal #180

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The People's Hymnal #180

The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d250

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #261

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #261

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The Psalmist #516

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The Psalmist #516

The Psalmodist #d87

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #180

The Psalms of David ... New ed. #d89

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The Psalms of David #I.XCVIII

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The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D. #A98

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The Reformed Church Hymnal #360

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The Reformed Methodist Pocket Hymnal #II.92

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #98b

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d396

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The Sacred Harp or Eclectic Harmony #180

The Sanctus #d103

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d342

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d218

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The Social Psalmist #131

The Thanksgiving #d92

The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d170

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The Virginia Selection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #59

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The Voice of Praise #371

Union Hymns #d173

Virginia Selection of Psalms #d192

Worship in the School Room #d60

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Worship in the School Room #45

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