Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #5a (1790) Hymnal Title: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David First Line: The man is ever blest Lyrics: 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 heavenly fruit.
4 Not so th' ungoldy 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 ways the righteous go:
But sinners and their works shall meet
A dreadful overthrow. Topics: Blessings of a person; End of Righteous and Wicked; Judgement Day; Punishment of Sinners; Saints happy and Sinners cursed; Blessings of a person; End of Righteous and Wicked; Judgement Day; Punishment of Sinners; Saints happy and Sinners cursed Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English
The Saint happy, the Sinner miserable