Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#90

90. Psalm 32

1. Blest are the penitent, who feel
Their sins are all forgiv'n;
Thrice blest the souls whom Jesus heals
And fills with hopes of Heav'n.

2. Before his feet in dread despair
A culprit long I lay,
But when I prayed he heard my pray'r
And turned my night to day.

3. O seek him, all ye sinners round,
Fall low before his face!
O seek him while he may be found
And share alike his grace!

4. ’Tis ours to pray, ’tis his to bless;
The Lord is ever nigh
To guide us through the wilderness
And land us safe on high.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest are the penitent, who feel
• Title: Psalm 32
• Paraphraser: Henry F. Lyte (1836)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Psalm 32
• Topic: Lent: Penitential Psalms
• Notes: Paraphrased by Anglican minister Henry F. Lyte, from The Spirit of the Psalms, 4th ed. (1836), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: EVAN I
• Composer: William H. Havergal (1847)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6
• Incipit: 55132 165
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Tune EVAN I by William H. Havergal, from “O thou dread power” (1847), rev. and arr. as in Havergal’s Psalmody and Century of Chants (1871).