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| 7 | Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.)#8 | 9a |
1 The man is ever blest,
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 labours 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 heavenly fruit.
4 Not so th' ungoldy 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 ways the righteous go:
But sinners and their works shall meet
A dreadful overthrow.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | The man is ever blest |
| Title: | The Saint happy, the Sinner miserable |
| Meter: | Short Metre |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1786 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | Blessings: of a person; End of Righteous and Wicked; Judgement Day (2 more...) |
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