The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9642

9642. Bless'd Is The Man Who Makes The Word

1 Bless’d is the man who makes the word
Of God his constant guide;
There learns the path his Savior trod,
Nor turns his step aside,
But shuns the broad and flowery way
Where vice and folly love to stray.

2 He, like a tree whose spreading root
Refreshing waters lave,
Whose bending boughs with golden fruit
In rich luxuriance wave,
Shall firmly stand when storms invade—
No leaf shall fall, no blossom fade.

3 And when, his life’s brief summer o’er,
He shares the general doom,
Though earth shall know his place no more,
In Heaven he still shall bloom;
And there, with endless glory crowned,
In fruits of righteousness abound.

Text Information

• First Line: Bless’d is the man who makes the word
• Title: Bless'd Is The Man Who Makes The Word
• Author: Harriet Auber
• Meter: 86.86.88
• Language: English
• Source: Spirit of the Psalms, 1829
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SOLITUDE
• Composer: Ebenezer Prout, 1836-1909
• Meter: 86.86.88
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain