The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4253

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