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Hymn · Psalm 41

Blessed Is He That Wisely Doth

ST. AGNES · C.M. · words from the Scottish Psalter, 1650 · music John Bacchus Dykes

Blessed Is He That Wisely Doth con me; mourn; live; sid vil to doth shall say, me mer lan earth poor case blessed ing un e do cy guish he man's er; he keep, strength Lord, me to O give him is are that yea, when do 1. Bless God 2. God 3. I 4. Those 5. will ed will said, that mies, tend bed live; doth thy of of on the en thou he save wise e ly a on ex fend quite way? thee. turn. give. liv de a ed wilt up have Lord wilt all per not him bed ish of his him will er. en time sick heal die, he thou his his the that my ness e of shall do in to when When O And And For name why? Lord, sire is, may I thou thou the so soul; sore, mies' trou his for O de ble 6. To see me if he comes, he speaks vain words: but then his heart Heaps mischief to it, which he tells, when forth he doth depart. 7. My haters jointly whispering, 'gainst me my hurt devise. Mischief, say they, cleaves fast to him; he lieth, and shall not rise. 8. Yea, ev'n mine own familiar friend, on whom I did rely, Who ate my bread, ev'n he his heel against me lifted high. 9. But, Lord, be merciful to me, and up again me raise, That I may justly them requite according to their ways. 10. By this I know that certainly I favoured am by thee; Because my hateful enemy triumphs not over me. 11. But as for me, thou me uphold'st in mine integrity; And me before thy countenance thou sett'st continually. 12. The Lord, the God of Israel, be blessed for ever then, From age to age eternally. Amen, yea, and amen. Scottish Psalter, 1650 ST. AGNES C.M. John Bacchus Dykes, 1875
Blessed Is He That Wisely Doth con me; mourn; live; sid vil to doth shall say, me mer lan earth poor case blessed ing un e do cy guish he man's er; he keep, strength Lord, me to O give him is are that yea, when do 1. Bless God 2. God 3. I 4. Those 5. will ed will said, that mies, tend bed live; doth thy of of on the en thou he save wise e ly a on ex fend quite way? thee. turn. give. liv de a ed wilt up have Lord wilt all per not him bed ish of his him will er. en time sick heal die, he thou his his the that my ness e of shall do in to when When O And And For name why? Lord, sire is, may I thou thou the so soul; sore, mies' trou his for O de ble 6. To see me if he comes, he speaks vain words: but then his heart Heaps mischief to it, which he tells, when forth he doth depart. 7. My haters jointly whispering, 'gainst me my hurt devise. Mischief, say they, cleaves fast to him; he lieth, and shall not rise. 8. Yea, ev'n mine own familiar friend, on whom I did rely, Who ate my bread, ev'n he his heel against me lifted high. 9. But, Lord, be merciful to me, and up again me raise, That I may justly them requite according to their ways. 10. By this I know that certainly I favoured am by thee; Because my hateful enemy triumphs not over me. 11. But as for me, thou me uphold'st in mine integrity; And me before thy countenance thou sett'st continually. 12. The Lord, the God of Israel, be blessed for ever then, From age to age eternally. Amen, yea, and amen. Scottish Psalter, 1650 ST. AGNES C.M. John Bacchus Dykes, 1875

1.Blessed is he that wisely doth
the poor man's case consider;
For when the time of trouble is,
the Lord will him deliver.

2.God will him keep, yea, save alive;
on earth he blessed shall live;
And to his enemies' desire
thou wilt him not up give.

3.God will give strength when he on bed
of languishing doth mourn;
And in his sickness sore, O Lord,
thou all his bed wilt turn.

4.I said, O Lord, do thou extend
thy mercy unto me;
O do thou heal my soul; for why?
I have offended thee.

5.Those that to me are enemies,
of me do evil say,
When shall he die, that so his name
may perish quite away?

6.To see me if he comes, he speaks
vain words: but then his heart
Heaps mischief to it, which he tells,
when forth he doth depart.

7.My haters jointly whispering,
'gainst me my hurt devise.
Mischief, say they, cleaves fast to him;
he lieth, and shall not rise.

8.Yea, ev'n mine own familiar friend,
on whom I did rely,
Who ate my bread, ev'n he his heel
against me lifted high.

9.But, Lord, be merciful to me,
and up again me raise,
That I may justly them requite
according to their ways.

10.By this I know that certainly
I favoured am by thee;
Because my hateful enemy
triumphs not over me.

11.But as for me, thou me uphold'st
in mine integrity;
And me before thy countenance
thou sett'st continually.

12.The Lord, the God of Israel,
be blessed for ever then,
From age to age eternally.
Amen, yea, and amen.

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