The Cyber Hymnal ‎#578

578. Blest Is the Man, Forever Blest

1. Blest is the man, forever blest,
Whose guilt is pardoned by his God;
Whose sins with sorrow are confessed,
And covered with his Savior’s blood.

2. Blest is the man to whom the Lord
Imputes not his iniquities;
He pleads no merit of reward,
And not on works, but grace relies.

3. From guile his heart and lips are free;
His humble joy, his holy fear,
With deep repentance well agree,
And join to prove his faith sincere.

4. How glorious is that righteousness
That hides and cancels all his sins,
While a bright evidence of grace
Through his whole life appears and shines!

Text Information

• First Line: Blest is the man, forever blest
• Title: Blest Is the Man, Forever Blest
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: O JESU CHRIST, MEIN'S
• Composer: Anonymous (17th Century)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 11235 12322 34532
• Key: G Major
• Source: Nürnbergisches Gesangbuch, 1676
• Copyright: Public Domain