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I Sing the Mighty Power of God. O God our Help in Ages Past. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross. These popular hymns penned by trailblazing English hymnwriter Isaac Watts (1674-1748) are still sung in many churches today. Although historians remember Watts as a pioneer of hymnody during an era when most congregations primarily sang Scripture passages, his hymns drank deeply from the Psalms, often paraphrasing them in language that emphasizes New Covenant fulfillment. This particular Watts hymn is based on Psalm 45 and celebrates the love between Christ and the Church. 

“The Glory of Christ, the Success of the Gospel, and the Gentile Church”

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“My Savior and my King, Thy Fairness is Divine” 

By Isaac Watts, edited by Emily Winslow Cox

My Savior and my King,
Thy fairness is Divine;
Thy lips with blessings overflow,
And every grace is thine.

Thy Father and thy God
Hath without measure shed
His Spirit, like a joyful oil,
To crown thy sacred head.

Now make thy glory known,
Gird on thy dreadful sword,
And ride in majesty to spread
The conquests of thy word.

Strike through thy stubborn foes,
Or melt their hearts t’ obey,
While justice, meekness, grace, and truth,
Attend thy glorious way.

Thy laws, O God, are right;
Thy throne shall ever stand;
And thy victorious gospel proves
A sceptre in thy hand.

Behold, at thy right hand
Thy blood-bought church is seen,
Like a fair bride in rich attire,
And princes guard the queen.

Beloved, receive Christ’s love,

Forget thy father’s house;
Forsake thy lifeless, idol gods,
And pay thy Lord thy vows.

O let thy God and King
Thy sweetest thoughts employ;
Thy children shall his honors sing
In palaces of joy.

Source: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.100 

From Hymnary.org 

https://hymnary.org/text/my_savior_and_my_king_thy_beauties_are