1 O, blest the Man! for ever blest!
Whose faithful Heart, by Thee impress'd,
Eternal TEacher! from thy Laws,
The Lessons of his conduct draws:

2 Who, shelter'd from the evil Day,
It's distant Dangers shall survey;
And wait 'till Thou the Pit prepare
For each, whose Crimes thy Vengeance dare!

3 Ne'er from the Children of his Love,
Shall Heav'n's high Lord hid Care remove:
Each Heart, to Virtue's Cause a Friend,
A conscious Transport shall attend.

4 While deepest Woes my Bosom tries,
And Thoughts with Thoughts conflicting rise,
Thy Comforts, Lord, my Soul sustain,
And calm my Fears, and sooth my Pain.