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Oldest Heretic
This evening in Communion we celebrated the life of Isaac Watts
Father of English Hymn writing.
Including
- Joy to the world! (arranged by Lowell Mason to an older melody originating from Handel)
- Come ye that love the Lord (often sung with the chorus [and titled] "Were marching to Zion")
- Come Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove
- Jesus shall reign whereer the sun
- O God, Our Help in Ages Past
- When I survey the wondrous cross
- Alas! and did my Saviour bleed
- This is the day the Lord has made
It is interesting to note that whilst he started as a Congregationlist minister he later becam a Unitarian.
As far as I know he is the only Unitarian remembered on the Anglican Calendar of Saints.
He left all his papers to Yale university when he died, as it was founded by fellow congregationalists