I’ve removed this entry due to concerns about the accuracy of the information presented, which drive some of my conclusion. Specifically, after some follow-up comments, it’s uncertain what exactly Isaac Watts wrote (“I” vs. “we”) in his original hymn. Since a 1962 hymnal has the song in first person (“I”), Chris Tomlin clearly didn’t alter the lyrics.

I may re-release this posts commenting on the other valid criticisms of what’s been done to this classic hymn. But for now, the inaccurate information presented here has been removed. My apologies to anyone how might have be been mislead or harmed by anything I’d presented.