The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2141

2141. Happy the Man Who Feareth God

1. Happy the man who feareth God,
Whose feet His holy ways have trod;
Thine own good hand shall nourish thee,
And well and happy shalt thou be.

2. Thy wife shall, like a fruitful vine,
Fill all thy house with clusters fine;
Thy children all be fresh and sound,
Like olive-plants thy table round.

3. Lo! to the man these blessings cleave
Who in God’s holy fear doth live;
From him the ancient curse hath fled
By Adam’s race inherited.

4. Out of Mount Zion God shall send,
And crown with joy thy latter end;
That thou Jerusalem mayst see,
In favor and prosperity.

5. He shall be with thee in thy ways,
And give thee health and length of days;
Yea, thou shalt children’s children see,
And peace on Israel shall be.

Text Information

• First Line: Happy the man who feareth God
• Title: Happy the Man Who Feareth God
• German Title: Wohl dem, der in Gottes Furcht steht
• Author: Martin Luther
• Translator (from German): Richard Massie (1854)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Eyn Enchiridion (Erfurt, Germany: 1524)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
• Composer: James Williams Elliott (1874)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 51532 16534 56713
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain