Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#65

65. The Beatitudes

1. Blest are the humble souls who see
Their emptiness and poverty;
Treasures of grace to them are giv'n,
And crowns of joy laid up in Heav'n.

2. Blest are the souls of broken heart,
Who mourn for sin with inward Smart;
The blood of Christ divinely flows,
A healing balm for all their woes.

3. Blest are the meek, who stand afar
From rage, and passion, noise, and war;
God will secure their happy state
And plead their cause against the great.

4. Blest are the souls who thirst for grace,
Hunger and long for righteousness;
They shall be well supplied and fed
With living streams and living bread.

5. Blest are the souls whose passions move
And melt with sympathy and love;
From Christ the Lord shall they obtain
Like sympathy and love again.

6. Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean
From the defiling pow’rs of sin;
With endless pleasure they shall see
A God of spotless purity.

7. Blest are the souls of peaceful life,
Who quench the coals of growing strife;
They shall be called the heirs of bliss,
The sons of God, the God of peace.

8. Blest are the suff’rers who partake
Of pain and shame for Jesus’ sake;
Their souls shall triumph in the Lord;
Glory and joy are their reward.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest are the humble souls who see
• Title: The Beatitudes
• Paraphraser: Isaac Watts (1709)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Matthew 5:2-12
• Topic: Epiphany
• Notes: Paraphrased by Isaac Watts, from Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 2nd ed. (1709), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: QUEBEC
• Composer: Henry Baker (1862)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Incipit: 33351 223
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Tune QUEBEC by English musician and engineer Henry Baker, from The Penny Post (1862).