Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #65 (2024) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Blest are the humble souls who see Lyrics: 1. Blest are the humble souls who see
Their emptiness and poverty;
Treasures of grace to them are giv'n,
And crowns of joy laid up in Heav'n.
2. Blest are the souls of broken heart,
Who mourn for sin with inward Smart;
The blood of Christ divinely flows,
A healing balm for all their woes.
3. Blest are the meek, who stand afar
From rage, and passion, noise, and war;
God will secure their happy state
And plead their cause against the great.
4. Blest are the souls who thirst for grace,
Hunger and long for righteousness;
They shall be well supplied and fed
With living streams and living bread.
5. Blest are the souls whose passions move
And melt with sympathy and love;
From Christ the Lord shall they obtain
Like sympathy and love again.
6. Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean
From the defiling pow’rs of sin;
With endless pleasure they shall see
A God of spotless purity.
7. Blest are the souls of peaceful life,
Who quench the coals of growing strife;
They shall be called the heirs of bliss,
The sons of God, the God of peace.
8. Blest are the suff’rers who partake
Of pain and shame for Jesus’ sake;
Their souls shall triumph in the Lord;
Glory and joy are their reward. Topics: Epiphany Scripture: Matthew 5:2-12 Languages: English Tune Title: QUEBEC
The Beatitudes