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Blest Is He Who Loves God's Precepts

Blest is he who loves God's precepts

Tune: REDEEMER (Emerson)
Published in 13 hymnals

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BLEST IS HE WHO LOVES GOD'S PRECEPTS (Bl…

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1 Blest is he who loves God's precepts,
Who from sin restrains his feet,
He who will not stand with sinners,
He who shuns the scorners' seat.

2 Blest is he who makes the statutes
Of the Lord his chief delight,
In the law of God rejoicing,
Meditating day and night.

3 He is like a tree well planted
By the flowing river's side,
Ever green of leaf and fruitful –
Thus shall all his works abide.

4 Like the driven chaff the wicked
Shall be swept from off the land;
With the just they shall not gather,
Nor shall in the judgement stand.

5 Well the Lord will guard the righteous,
For their way to Him is known;
But the way of evildoers
Shall by Him be overthrown.


Source: The Children's Hymnbook #72

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First Line: Blest is he who loves God's precepts
Title: Blest Is He Who Loves God's Precepts
Meter: 8.7.8.7
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Well the Lord will guard the righteous
Copyright: Public Domain
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The Cyber Hymnal #577
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