That Man Is Blest

Words: New Metrical Version of the Psalms, 1909 · Music: John H. Gower · 1909

Verse 1
That man is blest who, fearing God,
from sin restrains his feet,
who will not stand with wicked men,
who shuns the scorners' seat.

Verse 2
Yea, blest is he who makes God's law
his portion and delight,
and meditates upon that law
with gladness day and night.

Verse 3
That man is nourished like a tree
set by the river's side;
its leaf is green, its fruit is sure,
and thus his works abide.

Verse 4
The wicked, like the driven chaff,
are swept from off the land;
they shall not gather with the just,
nor in the judgment stand.

Verse 5
The Lord will guard the righteous well,
their way to him is known;
the way of sinners, far from God,
shall surely be o'erthrown.

Words: New Metrical Version of the Psalms, 1909 | Music: John H. Gower, 1890

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