(1) Hallelujah! Happy are they
Whose joy is God's command,
Their children will be always blessed
And mighty in the land. |
(2) Riches and wealth will bless their house;
Their justice will endure,
And they are merciful. Light shines
In darkness for the pure. |
(3) In justice do they rule their lives
And freely do they lend;
Unshaken they, their memory
Is treasured without end. |
(4) Heart firm, they fear no evil news;
In God they put their trust;
Their heart secure, they will not shrink
Until their foes are crushed. |
(5) The righteous spread their gifts abroad,
Give freely to the poor;
With honor will their heads be raised;
Their justice will endure. |
The wicked will see all these things
And rage and pine away;
Their anger and their base desires
Will perish in a day. |
Page provided courtesy of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Pedlar Mills, Virginia; lyrics by Christopher L. Webber as provided in A New Metrical Psalter, published by The Church Pension Fund; music (Grafenberg) discovered at the Cyber Hymnal.
PDF available here.
Created 01/31/2011 | 