Before Captain Ahab sets sail in quest of the white whale, a “small choice copy of Watts [is placed] in each seaman’s berth” by the sister of one of the Pequod’s owners. In 1851, nearly every reader ...

Isaac Watts was an English singer and hymn writer known for shaping early Christian music. He wrote over 750 hymns, many of which are still sung today in churches around the world. His most famous ...

Born in 1674 in England, Isaac Watts was an impactful writer and thinker, reshaping religious education and philosophy. Known for his sharp intellect, he mastered Latin, Greek, and Hebrew early on.

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 ...

LAST Monday as I hurried across Watts Park the Civic Centre Clock chimed midday just as I passed Isaac Watts’ statue so I stopped for a few moments to listen to the bells play the tune St. Anne ...

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 ...

Mr Watts is credited with being the first person to write hymns in English A statue has been given new fingers to mark the 350th birthday of one of England's most influential hymn-writers. The ...

In the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a marble mural monument to non-conformist minister and hymn writer Isaac Watts. It shows a relief of Dr Watts seated in his study, with an angel ...