Scripture Verse

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. Jeremiah 17:7–8

Introduction

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Clara H. Scott (1841–1897)

Words: Su­san H. Pe­ter­son, 1999 (pub­lic do­main).

Music: Cla­ra H. Scott, in Best Hymns No. 2, by Eli­sha A. Hoff­man & Har­old F. Sayles (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Ev­an­ge­li­cal Pub­lish­ing, 1895) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Susan Peterson
(1950–2004)

Lyrics

Blest is the man who trusts the Lord,
Dwelling each day up­on His Word.
He does not fol­low wick­ed ad­vice,
Nor side with mock­ers in his cries.
Gladly God’s laws he does ob­ey;
On them he thinks both night and day.
His con­fi­dence is in God’s way;
Blest is this man!

Blest is the man who trusts the Lord,
Dwelling each day up­on His Word.
He’s like a tree be­side wa­ter streams;
Sending out roots, it’s al­ways green.
The sum­mer heat it does not fear;
Even in drought, no wor­ry here.
It bears much fruit year af­ter year;
Ever it thrives.

Blest is the man who trusts the Lord,
Dwelling each day up­on His Word.
He pros­pers al­ways through all his days,
For on God’s law his mind e’er stays.
God watch­es o’er all right­eous men,
But all the wick­ed will not stand.
Their way will per­ish from the land,
Like chaff in wind.

May I be one who trusts You, Lord,
Dwelling each day up­on Your Word.
May I be like a tree by a stream,
Bearing much fruit and al­ways green.
May I drink from Your Word each day,
That I might stand firm, come what may.
May I e’er pros­per in Your way,
And blest e’er be.