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Happy the Man Whose Cautious Feet

Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #2140 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1. Happy the man whose cautious feet Shun the broad way that sinners go, Who hates the place where atheists meet, And fears to talk as scoffers do. 2. He loves t’employ the morning light Amongst the statutes of the Lord; And spends the wakeful hours of night, With pleasure, pondering o’er His Word. 3. He, like a plant by gentle streams, Shall flourish in immortal green; And Heav’n will shine with kindest beams On ev’ry work his hands begin. 4. But sinners find their counsels crossed: As chaff before the tempest flies, So shall their hopes be blown and lost, When the last trumpet shakes the skies. 5. In vain the rebel seeks to stand In judgment with the pious race; The dreadful Judge, with stern command, Divides him to a different place. 6. Straight is the way My saints have trod; I blessed the path, and drew it plain; But you would choose the crooked road, And down it leads to endless pain. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. SEPULCHRE

Happy the Man, whose cautious Feet

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P1c (1766) Lyrics: 1 Happy the Man, whose cautious Feet Shun the broad Way that Sinners go, Who hates the Place where Atheists meet, And fears to talk as Scoffers do. 2 He loves t' employ his Morning-Light Amongst the Statutes of the Lord; And spends the wakeful Hours of Night, With Pleasure, pond'ring o'er the Word. 3 He like a Plant by gentle Streams, Shall flourish in immortal Green; And Heav'n will shine with kindest Beams, On every Work his Hands begin. 4 But Sinners find their Counsels crost; As Chaff before the Tempest flies; So shall their Hopes be blown and lost, When the last Trumpet shakes the Skies. 5 In vain the Rebel seeks to stand In Judgment with the pious Race: The dreadful Judge with stern Command Divides him to a different Place. 6 "Strait is the Way my Saints have trod, "I blessed the Path, and drew it plain; "But you would chuse the crooked Road; "And down it leads to endless Pain." Topics: Blessings of a person; Charity and justice; End of Righteous and Wicked; Happy Saint and cursed Sinner; Judgment day; Love of God to the righteous, and hatred to the wicked; Meditation; Saints and Sinners End; Saints and Sinners Portion; Difference between the Righteous and the Wicked Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English

Happy the man whose cautious feet

Hymnal: Dr. Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #5a (1790) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Happy the man whose cautious feet Shun the broad way that sinners go, Who hates the place where atheists meet, And fears to talk as scoffers do. 2 He loves t' employ his morning light Among the statutes of the Lord, And spends the wakeful hours of night, With pleasure pond'ring o'er the word. 3 He, like a plant by gentle streams, Shall flourish in immortal green: And Heav'n will shine with kindest beams On ev'ry work his hands begin. 4 But sinners find their counsels crost; As chaff before the tempest flies, So shall their hopes be blown and lost, When the last trumpet shakes the skies. 5 In vain the rebel seeks to stand In judgment with the pious race; The dreadful Judge, with stern command, Divides him to a diff'rent place. 6 'Strait is the Way my saints have trod, 'I blest the path, and drew it plain: 'But you would choose the crooked road, 'And down it leads to endless pain.' Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English