Isaac Watts

Poems (7)

• A Cradle Hymn

  Hush! my dear, lie still and slumber, / Holy angels guard thy bed! …

• Self-Inquiry

  Let not soft slumber close my eyes, / Before I ’ve recollected thrice …

• The Day of Judgement

  When the fierce North-wind with his airy forces / Rears up the Baltic to a foaming fury; …

• “How doth the little busy bee”

  How doth the little busy bee / Improve each shining hour, …

• “Jesus shall reign”

  Jesus shall reign where’er the sun / Does his successive journeys run,— …

• “Let dogs delight to bark and bite”

  Let dogs delight to bark and bite, / For God hath made them so; …

• “Our God, our help in ages past”

  Our God, our help in ages past, / Our hope for years to come, …