The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2134

2134. Happy the Man to Whom His God

1. Happy the man to whom his God
No more imputes his sin,
But, washed in the Redeemer’s blood,
Hath made his garments clean!

2. Happy beyond expression he
Whose debts are thus discharged;
And from the guilty bondage free,
He feels his soul enlarged.

3. His spirit hates deceit and lies,
His words are all sincere;
He guards his heart, he guards his eyes,
To keep his conscience clear.

4. While I my inward guilt suppressed,
No quiet I could find;
Thy wrath lay burning in my breast,
And racked my tortured mind.

5. Then I confessed my troubled thoughts,
My secret sins revealed;
Thy pardoning grace forgave my faults,
Thy grace my pardon sealed.

6. This shall invite Thy saints to pray;
When like a raging flood
Temptations rise, our strength and stay
Is a forgiving God.

Text Information

• First Line: Happy the man to whom his God
• Title: Happy the Man to Whom His God
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: CAITHNESS, Caithness, Scottish Psalter, 1635

Tune Information

• Name: CAMPMEETING
• Composer: Anonymous
• Harmonizer: Robert G. McCutchan (1935)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 17222 13332 34653
• Key: F Major
• Source: American camp meeting melody
• Copyright: Public Domain