Family blessings. <br /> <br />O happy man, whose soul is filled <br />With zeal and reverent awe! <br />His lips to God their honors yield, <br />His life adorns the law. <br /> <br />A careful providence shall stand <br />And ever guard thy head, <br />Shall on the labors of thy hand <br />Its kindly blessings shed. <br /> <br />[Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine; <br />Thy children round thy board, <br />Each like a plant of honor shine, <br />And learn to fear the Lord.] <br /> <br />The Lord shall thy best hopes fulfil <br />For months and years to come; <br />The Lord, who dwells on Zion's hill, <br />Shall send thee blessings home. <br /> <br />This is the man whose happy eyes <br />Shall see his house increase; <br />Shall see the sinking church arise, <br />Then leave the world in peace.<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/psalm-128/
