Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#257

257. Blest is the man, forever blest

1 Blest is the man, forever blest,
Whose guilt is pardoned by his God,
Whose sins with sorrow are confessed,
And covered with his Savior's blood.

2 Blest is the man to whom the Lord
Imputes not his iniquities,
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 a bright evidence of grace
Through his whole life appears and shines.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest is the man, forever blest
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Justification; First Sunday after Easter; Twenty Second Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate Tunes: NAZARETH, #258 and RETREAT, #182

Tune Information

• Name: EVENING PRAYER
• Composer: Rev. Emanuel Poppen (1904)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: A♭ Major