Scripture Verse

Thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. Psalm 128:4

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 360.

Music: Hy­fry­dol Rowl­and H. Pr­ichard, Cy­faill y Can­to­ri­on (Llan­id­loes, Wales: John M. Jones, print­er, 1844) (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

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Rowland H. Prichard
(1811–1887)

Lyrics

Blest the man that fears Je­ho­vah
Walking ev­er in His ways
By thy toil thou shalt be pros­pered
And be hap­py all thy days.
In thy wife thou shalt have glad­ness,
She shall fill thy home with good,
Happy in her lov­ing service
And the joys of mo­ther­hood.

Joyful child­ren, sons and daugh­ters
Shall about thy ta­ble meet;
Olive plants in strength and beau­ty
Full of hope and pro­mise sweet.
Lo, on him that fears Je­ho­vah
Shall this bless­ed­ness at­tend,
For Je­ho­vah out of Zi­on
Shall to thee His bless­ing send.

Blest the man that fears Je­ho­vah
Walking ev­er in His ways.
By thy toil thou shalt be pros­pered
And be hap­py all thy days.
Thou shalt see God’s king­dom pros­per
All thy days, till life shall cease,
Thou shalt see thy child­ren’s child­ren.
On Thy peo­ple, Lord, be peace.