"A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun."

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Source: Isaac Watts (1832). “An Arrangement of the Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts”, p.148

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Isaac Watts

Hymn Writer, Poet

Isaac Watts was an English hymn writer and theologian known for his innovative contributions to Christian worship, particularly through his original hymns.

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