Psalms for All Seasons: a complete Psalter for worship 1A. The one is blest who, fearing God

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Psalms for All Seasons‎#1A

Text:	The One Is Blest
Tune:	WINCESTER OLD
Composer (attributed to):	Goerge Kirbye

1 The one is blest who, fearing God,
walks not where sinners meet,
who does not stand with wicked ones,
and shuns the scorners' seat.

2 How blest the one who in God's law
finds goodness and delight,
and meditates upon that law
with gladness day and night.

3 That one is nourished like a tree
set by the river's side;
its leaf is green, its fruit is sure:
the works of such abide.

4 The wicked, like the driven chaff,
are swept from off the land;
they shall not gather with the just,
nor at the judgment stand.

5 The LORD will guard the righteous well,
their way to God is known;
the way of sinners, far from God,
shall surely be o'erthrown.

Text Information
First Line:	The one is blest who, fearing God
Title:	The One Is Blest
Meter:	8.6.8.6.
Publication Date:	2012
Scripture:	Psalm 1
Topic:	Atheism; Blessing; Church Year: All Saints' Day (28 more...)
Source:	Psalter, 1912, alt. 1985