Blest Is the Man, Forever Blest

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.

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.

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.

How glo­ri­ous is that right­eous­ness

That hides and can­cels all his sins!

While a bright evi­dence of grace

Through his whole life ap­pears and shines.