(Protestants outside the Church of England) by the 1689 Act of Toleration appeared to be under threat, and a national return to Catholicism couldn’t be ruled out. That was when Isaac Watts wrote these words: Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. Beneath the shadow of thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. So, at a time of great uncertainty, Watts kept his eyes upon