A Selection of Psalms and Hymns ‎#XCIX

XCIX. The way and end of the righteous and wicked

1 Blest is the man, who shuns the place
Where sinners love to meet;
Who fears to tread their wicked ways,
And hates the scoffer’s seat.

2 But in the statutes of the Lord
Has plac'd his chief delight;
By day he reads or hears the word,
And meditates by night.

3 Green as the leaf and ever fair,
Shall his profession shine;
While fruits of holiness appear
Like clusters on the vine.

4 Not so the impious and unjust;
What vain designs they form!
Their hopes are blown away like dust,
Or chaff before the storm.

5 Sinners in judgment shall not stand
Among the sons of grace,
When Christ the judge at his right hand
Appoints his saints a place.

6 His eye beholds the path they tread,
His heart approves it well;
But crooked ways of sinners lead
Down to the gates of hell.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest is the man, who shuns the place
• Title: The way and end of the righteous and wicked
• Author: Dr. Watts
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Scripture:
  Psalm 1
• Topic: After Sermon

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