The Hymnal ‎#10

10. Oh, happy man whose hopes rely

1 Oh, happy man whose hopes rely
On Israel's God! He made the sky
And earth and seas and all their train;
His truth forever stands secure;
He saves the oppressed, he feeds the poor,
And none shall find his promise vain.

2 The Lord gives vision to the blind;
The Lord supports the fainting mind;
He sends the laboring conscience peace,
He helps the stranger in distress,
The widow and the fatherless,
And grants the prisoner sweet release.

3 I'll praise him wile he lends me breath,
And when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall employ my nobler powers;
My days of praise shall ne'er be past
While life and thought and beinb last,
Or immortality endures.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, happy man whose hopes rely
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (Alt.)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Publication Date: 1956
• Scripture:
  Psalm 147:1-5
• Topic: Death; God: Creator; God: Israel's; Hope; Praise; World; Adoration and Praise: General Praise
• Notes: I Nephi 5:126-131; D. and C. 108:10 a, b

Tune Information

• Name: CHESHUNT COLLEGE
• Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1838-1896
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Key: E♭ Major