As a biblically informed theologian and preacher, Isaac Watts found
his mind and imagination drawn to meditation on the infinity of the God
who, by His power and authority, laid out and sustained the heavens and
the entire universe. Describing Watts’ fascination with the immensity of
the sky and heavens, Manning wrote, “In Watts it leads straight to the
Calvinist’s awareness of the sovereignty of God.” Watts winsomely wove
this awareness of God’s sovereignty in all areas—including
salvation—throughout his hymns, as summarized here in a quatrain:
The sovereign will of God alone
Creates us heirs of grace,
Born in the image of His Son,
A new, peculiar race
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