by Isaac Watts (1674 - 1748)
Creation
Language: English
When I with pleasing wonder stand And all my frame survey Lord, 'tis thy work, I own thy hand Thus built my humble clay Our life contains a thousand springs, And dies if one be gone. Strange that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long.
Text Authorship:
- by Isaac Watts (1674 - 1748) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by William Billings (1746 - 1800), "Creation" [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ross Klatte
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 49