Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#8

8. The Saint happy, the Sinner miserable

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.

Text Information

• First Line: The man is ever blest
• Title: The Saint happy, the Sinner miserable
• Meter: Short Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1787
• Scripture:
  Psalm 1
• Topic: Blessings: of a person; End of Righteous and Wicked; Judgement Day; Punishment of Sinners; Saints: happy and Sinners cursed

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