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Arise, my soul, my joyful powers

An entry on Isaac Watts's hymn on redemption and spiritual protection.

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First published in Isaac Watts's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1707, Book II, No. 82) in six stanzas of four lines, this text carries the original heading "Redemption and Protection from Spiritual Enemies." While seeing only modest use in British hymnals, often in abbreviated forms, it gained widespread popularity across North American collections.

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