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Spunky Watts and the Hymn Boldness Across Centuries
A devotional recounts Isaac Watts facing early backlash for writing hymns beyond psalms. His grandfather Thomas Watts battled a tiger in India and his father defied the Church of England, enduring jail. The piece argues God desires thankful hearts and Christlike attitude in singing, not a single music type.
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Isaac Watts
Thomas Watts
India
Isaac Senior
Church of England
Southampton
Sarah Tauton
Sarah
Isaac Junior
Watts
David
God
Jesus
Isaac