The Psalms of David ‎#32

32. Blest is the man, for ever blest

1 Blest is the man, for ever blest,
Whose guilt is pardone'd by his God,
Whose sins with sorrow are confess'd
And cover'd with his Saviour's blood.

2 Before his judgment seat the Lord
No more permits his crimes to rise;
He pleads no merit of reward,
And not on works but grace relies.

3 From guile his heart and lips are free,
His humble joy, his holy fear,
With deep repentance well agree
And join to prove his faith sincere.

4 How glorious is that righteousness
That hides and cancels all his sins!
While bright the evidence of grace
Through all his life appears and shines.

Part II.

5 While I keep silence and conceal
My heavy guilt within my heart,
What torments doth my conscience feel!
What agonies of inward smart!

6 I spread my sins before the Lord,
And all my secret faults confess;
Thy gospel speaks a pard'ning word,
Thine holy spirit seals the grace.

7 For this shall ev'ry humble soul
Make swift addresses to thy seat;
When floods of huge temptations roll,
There shall they find a blest retreat.

8 How safe beneath thy wings I lie,
When days grow dark and storms appear!
And when I walk, thy watchful eye
Shall guide me safe from ev'ry snare.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest is the man, for ever blest
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1789
• Scripture:
  Psalm 32
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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