Psalms of Grace ‎#32a

32a. Bless'd Is the Man

1 Bless'd is the man, forever bless'd,
whose guilt is pardoned by his God;
whose sins with sorrow are confessed
and covered with his Savior's blood.

2 Bless'd 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
through his whole life appears and shines!

Text Information

• First Line: Bless'd is the man, forever bless'd
• Title: Bless'd Is the Man
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8 LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2022
• Scripture:
  Psalm 32

Tune Information

• Name: DISTRESS
• Adapter: Gregory D. Wilbur
• Meter: 8.8.8.8 LM
• Key: d minor or modal
• Source: The Southern Harmony, 1835, alt.
• Copyright: Adapt. © 2009 Gregory D. Wilbur