Divine and Moral Songs for Children
Publisher: Curiosmith
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Minneapolis, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9781935626367
Description: "Divine Songs," the first part of this collection, was published in 1715. It was several years later when the "Moral Songs" were added. Isaac Watts points to Ephesians 5:19, to “teach and admonish one another by hymns and songs,” as his motivation for writing the hymns. In the past, this song collection was very popular and the editions numbered in the hundreds. We are instructed by Isaac Watts, in his preface, to sing these songs with well-known psalm tunes that were popular in his day.
Table of contents: title: DIVINE SONGS; title: A GENERAL SONG OF PRAISE TO GOD. ........13; title: PRAISE FOR CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. ......14; title: PRAISE TO GOD FOR OUR REDEMPTION. .......15; title: PRAISE FOR MERCIES, SPIRITUAL AND TEMPORAL....16; title: PRAISE FOR BIRTH AND EDUCATION. .........18; title: PRAISE FOR THE GOSPEL. ..............19; title: THE EXCELLENCY OF THE BIBLE............20; title: PRAISE TO GOD FOR LEARNING TO READ. ......22; title: THE ALL-SEEING GOD. ................23; title: SOLEMN THOUGHTS ON GOD AND DEATH. ......24; title: HEAVEN AND HELL...................25; title: THE ADVANTAGES OF EARLY RELIGION.........26; title: THE DANGER OF DELAY. ...............27; title: EXAMPLES OF EARLY PIETY. .............28; title: AGAINST LYING.....................29; title: AGAINST QUARRELLING AND FIGHTING. .......30; title: LOVE BETWEEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS. ......31; title: AGAINST SCOFFING AND CALLING NAMES.......32; title: AGAINST SWEARING, CURSING.............33; title: AGAINST IDLENESS AND MISCHIEF...........34; title: AGAINST EVIL COMPANY. ...............35; title: AGAINST PRIDE IN CLOTHES. .............36; title: OBEDIENCE TO PARENTS. ..............37; title: THE CHILD’S COMPLAINT. ..............38; title: A MORNING SONG. ..................39; title: AN EVENING SONG...................40; title: FOR THE LORD’S DAY MORNING. ...........41; title: FOR THE LORD’S DAY EVENING.............42; title: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS..............43; title: THE SUM OF THE COMMANDMENTS. .........43; title: OUR SAVIOR’S GOLDEN RULE. ............44; title: DUTY TO GOD AND OUR NEIGHBOR. .........44; title: THE HOSANNA, OR SALVATION ASCRIBED TO CHRIST 45; title: GLORY TO THE FATHER AND THE SON, ETC.......46; title: MORAL SONGS; title: THE SLUGGARD. ...................49; title: INNOCENT PLAY. ...................50; title: THE ROSE. ......................51; title: THE THIEF. ......................52; title: THE ANT, OR EMMET. .................53; title: GOOD RESOLUTIONS. ................54; title: SUMMER EVENING. ..................56; title: CRADLE HYMN.....................57