Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#308

308. How Happy is the man who Hears

1 O happy is the man who hears
Instruction’s warning voice,
And who celestial wisdom makes
His early only choice!
His early only choice!

2 For she has treasures greater far
Than east or west unfold;
And her rewards more precious are
Than all their stores of gold,
Than all their stores of gold.

3 She guides the young with innocence
In happy paths to tread;
A crown of glory she bestows
Upon the hoary head,
Upon the hoary head.

4 According as her labors rise,
So her rewards increase;
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace,
And all her paths are peace.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: How happy is the man who hears
• Title: How Happy is the man who Hears
• Author: Michael Bruce, 1746-1768 (1770)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Sanctification

Tune Information

• Name: DEVIZES
• Meter: C. M.