Lutheran Worship 388. The man is ever blessed

Lutheran Worship‎#388

1 The man is ever blessed
Who shuns the sinners' ways,
Among their counsels never stands,
Nor takes the scorners' place,

2 But makes the Law of God
His study and delight
Amid the labors 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 heav'nly fruit.

4 Not so the wicked 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 the judgment seat
Where all the saints at Christ's right hand
In full assembly meet?

6 He knows and he approves
The way the righteous go;
But sinners and their works shall meet
A dreadful overthrow.

Tune Information
Name:	ST. MICHAEL
Meter:	SM
Key:	G Major
Source:	Trente quatre pseaumes de David, Geneva, 1551

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