Worship — Law of God

How blest are they who always keep

No. 210
Words Anon.
Singing key F major
4 stanzas

Sung to MEAR (hymn 546)

Words

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How blest are they who always keepThe pure and perfect way;Who never from the sacred pathsOf God's commandments stray!

How blest, who to his righteous lawsHave still obedient been,And have with fervent, humble zealHis favor sought to win!

Thou strictly hast enjoined us, Lord,To learn thy sacred will;And all our diligence employThy statutes to fulfill.

O then that thy most holy willMight o'er my ways preside;And I the course of all my lifeBy thy direction guide!

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «210» (large) with the reference line «546, 114, 117.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 546, 114 or 117); the hymn opens the right column of p. 71, beside stanzas 2–4 of hymn 208 and hymn 209, stanzas 1–4, «Anon.» in italics at the end. Unlike hymns 209 and 211, the first word «How» is set in ordinary capital and lower case, not in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («way ;», «stray !», «win !», «will ;», «preside ;», «guide !»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophes are written straight («God's», «o'er»). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's («favor», «fulfill»). No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6).