Hymnal: Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America #6 (1791) Hymnal Title: Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America First Line: The man is ever bless'd Lyrics: 1 The man is ever bless'd
Who shuns the sinner's 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 labors 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' 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. Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English
The Saint happy – the Sinner miserable