After I posted a brief item about the hymn, "You Raise Me Up," Robert sent me a note about another hymn:
Isaac Watts (1674-1748) was the most prolific hymn-writer in English, with over 500 hymns. http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/w/a/t/watts_i.htm
Another of his hymns is Blest Is the Man Whose Bowels Move. http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/english/blestman.htm
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