The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5277

5277. O People Blest, Whose Sons in Youth

1. O people blest, whose sons in youth,
In sturdy strength and noble truth,
Like plants in vigor spring;
Whose daughters fair, a queenly race,
Are like the cornerstones that grace
The palace of a king,
The palace of a king.

2. O people blest, when flock and field
Their rich, abundant increase yield,
And blessings multiply;
When plenty all thy children share,
And no invading foe is there,
And no distressful cry,
And no distressful cry.

3. O happy people, favored land,
To whom the Lord with liberal hand
Has thus His goodness shown;
Yea, surely is that people blest
By whom Jehovah is confessed
To be their God alone,
To be their God alone.

Text Information

• First Line: O people blest, whose sons in youth
• Title: O People Blest, Whose Sons in Youth
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 393, alt.
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SHORTLE
• Composer: Charles Gourley Goodrich (1905)
• Incipit: 13556 71553 56671
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain