Isaac Watts

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Isaac Watts

Religious Studies

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Theology

#224

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Isaac Watts

Philosophy

#1101

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Logic

#175

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• Religious Studies
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Why Is Isaac Watts Influential?

According to Wikipedia, 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 "Our God, Our Help in Ages Past". He is recognised as the "Godfather of English Hymnody"; many of his hymns remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages.

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