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Psalm 32 How Blest Are Those
1. How blest are those whose great sin
Has freely been forgiven.
Whose guilt is wholly covered
Before the sight of heaven.
Blest those to whom our Lord God
Will not impute their sin,
Whose guilt has been forgiven,
Whose heart is true again.
2. While I kept guilty silence,
My strength was spent with grief.
Your hand was heavy on me;
My life found no relief.
But when I made confession
And hid no sin from You,
When I revealed my own guilt,
You gave me life anew.
3. So let the godly seek You,
When troubling times are near;
No storm or flood shall reach them,
Nor cause their hearts to fear.
In You, O Lord, I hide me,
You save me from all ill,
And songs of Your salvation
My heart with rapture fill.
4. "I graciously will teach you
The way that you should go,
And with My eye upon you,
My counsel you shall know.
But be not then unruly,
Or slow to understand;
Be not perverse, but willing
To heed My wise command."
5. The sorrows of the wicked
In number shall abound,
But those who trust our own God
Great mercy shall surround.
Then in the Lord be joyful,
In song lift up your voice;
Be glad in God, you righteous;
Rejoice, O saints, rejoice.
WORDS: Fred R. Anderson, 1986
MUSIC: Memmingen ms., 17th century Harm. George Ratcliffe Woodward, 1904
Scripture: Psalm 32
Theme: Psalms