The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#483

483. How Happy Is the Man Who Hears

1 How 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 (1770)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Way of Salvation: Sanctification; Praise of Wisdom; Word of God

Tune Information

• Name: DEVIZES
• Composer: I. Tucker (1800)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major