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1 That man is ever blest
Who shuns the sinners ways;
Amongst their councils never stands,
Nor takes a scorner's place:
2 But makes the law of God
Hid 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 heavenly 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 |
| Meter: | S. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1880 |
| Topic: | Christian Life and Hope; The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness |
| Notes: | Author from Index: Watts |
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