A Selection of Hymns ‎#CCXCI

CCXCI. True Wisdom

1 Happy the man who finds the grace,
The blessing of God’s chosen race;
The wisdom coming from above,
The faith that sweetly works by love!

2 Happy beyond description, he,
Who knows "the Savior dy'd for me,"
The gift unspeakable obtains,
And heavenly understanding gains.

3 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her flowry paths are peace;
Wisdom to silver we prefer:
And gold is dross comapr'd with her.

4 He finds, who wisdom apprehends,
A life begun that never ends;
The tree of life divine she is,
Set in the midst of paradise.

5 Happy the man who wisdom gains.
In whose obedient heart she reigns;
He owns, and will forever own.
Wisdom, and Christ, and heaven are one.

Text Information

• First Line: Happy the man who finds the grace
• Title: True Wisdom
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Proverbs 3:13-18
• Topic: Graces of the Spirit: Wisdom; Happiness: Attending divine wisdom; Knowledge and Happiness; Pleasures of religion; Wisdom's ways pleasant

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