The Voice of Praise ‎#522

522. Blessed is the man whose softening heart

1 Blest is the man whose softening heart
Feels all another's pain;
To whom the supplicating eye
Was never raised in vain.

2 Whose breast expands with generous warmth,
A stranger's woes to feel;
And bleeds in pity o'er the wound
He wants the power to heal.

3 He spreads his kind, supporting arms
To every child of grief;
His secret bounty largely flows,
And brings unasked relief.

4 To gentle offices of love
His feet are never slow:
He views, through mercy's melting eye,
A brother in a foe.

5 Peace from the bosom of his God,
The Saviour's grace shall give;
And when he kneels before the throne,
His trembling soul shall live.

Text Information

• First Line: Blessed is the man whose softening heart
• Author: Mrs. Barbauld
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Proverbs 11:24-25
  ;
  Proverbs 13:7
  ;
  Micah 7:6-8
  ;
  Matthew 5:7
  ;
  Luke 6:38
  ;
  2 Corinthians 9:6
  ;
  Colossians 3:12
  ;
  1 Timothy 6:17-19
  ;
  James 1:27
• Topic: The Christian Church: Fellowship; Charity

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