Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#112

112. How Blest Are They Whose Guilt Is Gone

1. How blest are they whose guilt is gone,
Whose sins are washed away with blood,
Whose hope is fixed on Christ alone,
Whom Christ has reconciled to God.

2. Blest are the ones to whom the Lord
Iniquity will not impute,
Who, leaning on the Savior's word,
Of faith enjoy the peaceful fruit.

3. Though trav’ling through this vale of tears,
They many sore temptations meet;
The Holy Ghost this witness bears:
They stand in Jesus still complete.

4. This pearl of price no works can claim;
They find how rich this is indeed;
This pure, white stone contains a name
Which none but who receives can read.

5. This precious gift, this bond of love
The Lord oft gives his people here,
But what we all shall be above
Does not, my dear friends, yet appear.

6. Yet this we safely may may believe,
’Tis what no words will e’er express,
What saints themselves cannot conceive,
And brightest angels only guess.

Text Information

• First Line: How blest are they whose guilt is gone
• Title: How Blest Are They Whose Guilt Is Gone
• Author: Joseph Hart (1759)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  2 Corinthians 5:18-19
• Topic: Lent: Penitential Psalms
• Notes: Text by English minister Joseph Hart, from Hymns &c Composed on Various Subjects (1759), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: PARTRIDGE
• Composer: Jane Best (2006)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Incipit: 51236 67125
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: ©2006 Jane Best.
• Notes: Tune Partridge by Canadian musician Jane Best, from More Voices (2007).