4253. The Man Is Ever Blessed

1. The man is ever blessed
Who shuns the sinners’ ways,
Among their councils never stands,
Nor takes the scorner’s place;

2. But makes the law of God
His study and delight,
Amidst the labors of the day,
And watches of the night.

3. He like a tree shall thrive,
With waters near the root;
Fresh as the leaf his name shall live;
His works are heav’nly fruit.

4. Not so th’ungodly race,
They no such blessings find;
Their hopes shall flee, like empty chaff
Before the driving wind.

5. How will they bear to stand
Before that judgment seat,
Where all the saints, at Christ’s right hand,
In full assembly meet!

6. He knows, and He approves
The way the righteous go;
But sinners and their works shall meet
A dreadful overthrow.

Text Information
First Line: The man is ever blessed
Title: The Man Is Ever Blessed
Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
Meter: SM
Language: English
Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: DENNIS
Composer: Hans Georg Nägeli
Arranger: Lowell Mason (1845)
Meter: SM
Incipit: 33132 72116 11517
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain



Media
Adobe Acrobat image: Adobe Acrobat image
(Cyber Hymnal)
MIDI file: MIDI File
(Cyber Hymnal)
Noteworthy Composer score: Noteworthy Composer score
(Cyber Hymnal)
XML score: XML score
More media are available on the tune authority page.

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us