A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748 • SECTION 340

Psalm 128. Family blessings.

← The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament and Applied to the Christian State and Worship

1 O happy man, whose soul is fill'd With zeal and reverend awe; His lips to God their honours yield, His life adorns the law.

2 A careful providence shall stand And ever guard thy head, Shall on the labours of thy hand Its kindly blessings shed.

3 [Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine; Thy children round thy board, Each like a plant of honour shine, And learn to fear the Lord.]

4 The Lord shall thy best hopes fulfil For months and years to come; The Lord who dwells on Zion's hill, Shall send thee blessings home.

5 This is the man whose happy eyes Shall see his house increase, Shall see the sinking church arise, Then leave the world in peace.

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