Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter and theologian (died 1748)

Isaac Watts

English hymnwriter and theologian (1674–1748)

Isaac Watts was an English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. His works include "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross", "Joy to the World", and "O God, Our Help in Ages Past".…