212. The man is ever blest

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 heav'nly 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.

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First Line: The man is ever blest
Meter: S. M.
Publication Date: 1828
Topic: Holy Spirit: From the Happiness of the Christian in the Present and Future Life; The blessedness of the righteous and the misery of the wicked
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