HOW blest is he who ne'er consents By ill advice to walk; Nor stands in...

John Wesley (1703-1791)

6 Verses Christian Hymn Spiritual Song

Verse 1

HOW blest is he who ne'er consents By ill advice to walk; Nor stands in sinners' ways, nor sits Where men profanely talk.

Verse 2

But makes the perfect law of God His study and delight; Devoutly reads therein by day, And meditates by night.

Verse 3

Like some fair tree which, fed by streams, With timely fruit doth bend, He still shall flourish, and success All his designs attend.

Verse 4

Ungodly men and their attempts No lasting root shall find, Untimely withered, and dispersed Like chaff before the wind.

Verse 5

Their guilt shall strike the wicked dumb Before their Judge's face; No formal hypocrite shall then Among the saints have place.

Verse 6

For God approves the just man's ways, To happiness they tend; But sinners and the paths they tread Shall both in ruin end.