The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#392

392. 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 bright the evidence of grace
Thro' all his life appears and shines!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest is the man, forever blest
• Title: Blest is the Man, Forever Blest
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  Psalm 32
• Topic: Faith and Justification

Tune Information

• Name: O JESU CHRIST, MEIN'S
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major
• Source: "Nürnbergisches Gesangbuch," 1676