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Was it for crimes that I had done He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree!

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Isaac Watts
Age: 74 †
Born: 1674
Born: July 17
Died: 1748
Died: November 25
Hymnwriter
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Southampton
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Isaac Watts
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