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The Life Of The British Hymn Writers - Vol III: Isaac Watts And Contemporary Hymn-Writers
The Life Of The British Hymn Writers Vol III Isaac Watts And Contemporary HymnWriters Author:Thomas Wright BEING PersonalMemoirsderived largely from unpublished materials ISAAC WATTS AND CONTEMPORARY HYMN-WRITERS. - 1914 - CONTENTS CHAPTER I 17 July, 1674-1690 SOUTHAMPTON Page I Suckled on a Horse-block . I 2 My Master is at Prayer . 8 3 There was a Mouse 16 CHAPTER I1 1690-15 Oct., 1696 NEWINGTON GREEN 4 Life consists of Mornings . 23 5 Interleaving... more » and Annotating . 28 6 Behold the Glories of the Lamb . 3 1 CHAPTER 111 15 Oct., 1696-Feb., 1699 TUTOR AT SIR JOHN HARTOPPS 7 The Joy of Teaching . 33 8 Mark Lane . 36 g Thoughts of Love. Freeby. Epsom 39 CHAPTER IV Feb., 1699--18 Mar., 1702 ASSISTANT TO DR. CHAUSCEY 10 Assistant Minister at Mark Lane . 45 11 Enoch Watts urges his Brother to Publish, a r . 1 , 00 12 Sir Thomas Abney. Death of Thomas Gunston, 11 Nov., 46 I 700 48 CHAPTER V 18 Mar., 1702-June, 1703 IN SOLE CHARGE OF THE CHURCH IN MARK LANE 13 The Ordination, 18 Mar., 1702. . 56 74 Self-Civil War , , I 60 LIFE OF ISAAC WATTS. CHAPTER V1 June, 1703-July, 1707 THERE IS A LAND OF PURE DELIGHT 15 Rev. Samuel Price, 1703 . 63 16 At Pinners Hall, June, 1704. H o r L y ricw, 1705 . 65 17 A Visit to Southampton, May, 1706 . 69 18 Miss Elizabeth Singer, 1706 . 72 CHAPTER V11 July, 1707 HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS 19 By the Sick Bed of Matthew Clarke, 1707 . 20 Come, let us join our Cheerful Songs . . 78 21. Come, we that love the Lord 79 33 22 When I survey the wondrous Cross 86 23 The Influence of John Mason . 89 CHAPTER V111 BOLD BRADBURY 24 I am King of Me. Bury Street Chapel opened, 29 Sept., - - 1708 25 Give me the Wings of Faith to Rise 26 Miss Singer again. Her Marriage . 27 The u r n i n gof the e e t i n iH ouses, I Mar., 1710. Removal to Mr. Bowes. 30 Dec., 1710 . . 101 28 Green Dragons, Bears and Ghosts, 1712-1713 . . rog CHAPTER IX Spring, 1714-Dec., 1718 WITH THE ABNEYS A I THEOBALDS. THE PSALMS OF DAVlD IMITATED. 29 Theobalds, Spring, 1714 . . 112 30 Death of Queen Anne, I Aug.. 1714 . . IIG 31 Oh, he was all my soul 13 May, 1715 . . 123 32 He wants me not, 12 Feb., 1718 . . 124 33 Psalms of David Imitated . . 126 34 A Hostile Reception . . 131 CHAPTER X Jan. and Feb., 1719 MAKE-A-NOISE TOM 35 Shorthand and other Mechanisms of Hypocrisy . 135 36 Salters Hall, rg Feb., 1719. Death of Hughes, 17 Feb., 720 q 3 . 136 CONTENTS. CHAPTER XI HUMORIST, LOGICIAN, PREACHER 37 Divine and Moral Songs, 1720 38 Watts as a Humorist . 39 Death of Sir Thomas Abney, 6 Feb., 1722 . 40 The Logic, 1724 41 Brother Bradbury once more, 1 25 A Lktter frLm Elder Watts, 16 Feb., 1727 . 42 At Hedingham Castle again 43 Fear Begone Am I a Soldier df the dross CHAPTER XI1 19 March, 1728-31 Oct., 1734 PHILIP DODDRIDGE I43 . I49 . 151 I53 the . 156 . 163 . 164 Live while you live . 171 The Minds the standard of he a h . . 174 Letter to the Rev. Henry Francis, 19 Mar., 1728 . . 176 TIte Doctrine of the Passions. Fear again, 1729 . . 178 An Hurnble Address, 12 Nov., 1729. John Hurrion . 179 The Cause at Olney, 23 Feb., 1732 . . 181 Make Prayer a Pleasure, 1734 . . 186 CHAPTER XI11 I Nov., 1734-31 Dec., 1740 WITH THE ABNEYS AT STOKE NEWINGTON Williarn Coward William Duncornbe, 1734-5 . . 187 Abney Park, 1736 . . 191 Death of Wattss Father, 10 Fkb., I97 Death of Mrs. Rowe, 20 Feb., 1737. The i o r l d to Contc, 1739. Martin Tomkins . I99 CHAPTER XIV I Jan., 1741-29 June, 1744 TIIE hfAP OF hIAN The I. rovemc of r zttir e iTlirzd, 1741. . 2x0 Watts and Shorthand again . ...« less