The Beatitudes. <br /> <br />Mt. 5:3-12. <br /> <br />[Blest are the humble souls that see <br />Their emptiness and poverty; <br />Treasures of grace to them are giv'n, <br />And crowns of joy laid up in heav'n.] <br /> <br />[Blest are the men of broken heart, <br />Who mourn for sin with inward smart <br />The blood of Christ divinely flows, <br />A healing balm for all their woes.] <br /> <br />[Blest are the meek, who stand afar <br />From rage and passion, noise and war; <br />God will secure their happy state, <br />And plead their cause against the great.] <br /> <br />[Blest are the souls that thirst for grace, <br />Hunger and long for righteousness; <br />They shall be well supplied, and fed <br />With living streams and living bread.] <br /> <br />[Blest are the men whose bowels move <br />And melt with sympathy and love; <br />From Christ the Lord shall they obtain <br />Like sympathy and love again.] <br /> <br />[Blest are the pure, whose hearts arc clean <br />From the defiling powers of sin; <br />With endless pleasure they shall see <br />A God of spotless purity.] <br /> <br />[Blest are the men of peaceful life, <br />Who quench the coals of growing strife; <br />They shall be called the heirs of bliss, <br />The sons of God, the God of peace.] <br /> <br />[Blest are the suff'rers who partake <br />Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake; <br />Their souls shall triumph in the Lord <br />Glory and joy are their reward.]<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hymn-102/
