Hymnal: Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America #85 (1791) First Line: Bless'd is the man whose breast can move Lyrics: 1 Bless'd is the man whose breast can move,
And melt with pity to the poor,
Whose soul, by sympathizing love,
Feels what his fellow-saints endure.
2 His heart contrives for their relief.
More good than his own hands can do;
He, in the time of gen'ral grief
Shall find the Lord has mercy too.
3 His soul shall live secure on earth,
With secret blessings on his head,
When drought, and pestilence, and dearth,
Around him multiply their dead.
4 Or if he languish on his couch,
God will pronounce his sins forgiv'n,
Will save him with a healing touch,
Or take his willing soul to heav'n. Scripture: Psalm 41:1-3 Languages: English
Charity to the poor; or, Pity to the afflicted