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How Blest Are They Whose Trespass

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 31 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How blest are they whose trespass has freely been forgiven, whose sins are wholly covered before the sight of heaven. Blest they to whom the LORD God does not impute their sin, who have a guileless spirit, whose heart is true within. 2 While I kept guilty silence, my strength was spent with grief: your hand was heavy on me; my soul found no relief. But when I owned my trespass and did not hide my sin, then you forgave my guilt, LORD, restored my life within. 3 So let the godly seek you in times when you are near; no whelming floods shall reach them or cause their hearts to fear. O LORD, you are my refuge, you are my hiding place, and you surround me always with songs of saving grace. 4 "I graciously will teach you the way that you should go, and, with my eye upon you, help you my counsel know. Then do not be unruly or slow to understand; be not perverse, but willing to heed my wise command." 5 The sorrows of the wicked increase from year to year, but those who trust the LORD God know love instead of fear. Then in the LORD be joyful, in song lift up your voice; be glad in God, you righteous: rejoice, O saints, rejoice! Topics: Blessing; Church Year Ash Wednesday; Church Year Lent; Elements of Worship Assurance of Pardon; Elements of Worship Call to Confession; Elements of Worship Confession (Corporate); Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Endurance; Forgiveness; God's Wisdom; God's Forgiveness; God's Way; Grâce; Jesus Christ Friend of Sinners; Joy; Occasional Services New Year; Prayer; Rest; Temptation And Trial; Trust; Wisdom Psalms; Year A, Lent, 1st Sunday; Year C, Lent, 4th Sunday; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 12-18 (if after Trinity Sunday); Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 30-November 5 Scripture: Psalm 32 Used With Tune: RUTHERFORD Text Sources: Psalter, 1912, alt.

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RUTHERFORD

Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 270 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chrétien Urhan; Edward F. Rimbault Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 33322 11144 34225 Used With Text: How Blest Are They Whose Trespass

AURELIA

Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 1,119 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Samuel Sebastian Wesley Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 33343 32116 54345 Used With Text: How Blest Is He Whose Trespass

MEIRIONYDD

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 131 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Lloyd Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 54332 12335 43432 Used With Text: How Blest, Those Whose Transgressions (Psalm 32)

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How Blest Is He Whose Trespass

Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #32B (2018) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 How blest is he whose trespass hath freely been forgiv'n, whose sin is wholly covered before the sight of heav'n. Blest he to whom Jehovah will not impute his sin, who hath a guileless spirit, whose heart is true within. 2 While I kept guilty silence, my strength was spent with grief; thy hand was heavy on me, my soul found no relief. But when I owned my trespass, my sin hid not from thee, when I confessed transgression, then thou forgavest me. 3 So let the godly seek thee in times when thou art near; no whelming floods shall reach them, nor cause their hearts to fear. In thee, O Lord, I hid me, thou savest me from ill, and songs of thy salvation my heart with rapture thrill. 4 I graciously will teach thee the way that thou shalt go, and with my eye upon thee my counsel make thee know. But be ye not unruly or slow to understand; be not perverse, but willing to heed my wise command. 5 The sorrows of the wicked in number shall abound, but those that trust Jehovah, his mercy shall surround. Then in the Lord be joyful, in song lift up your voice; be glad in God, ye righteous; rejoice, ye saints, rejoice. Topics: Christians Blessedness of; Confession and repentance; Joy; Sin and Forgiveness Scripture: Psalm 32 Languages: English Tune Title: RUTHERFORD

How Blest Is He Whose Trespass

Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #32 (2023) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Lyrics: 1 How blest is He whose trespass hath freely been forgiv'n, whose sin is wholly covered before the sight of heav'n. to whom the LORD in mercy imputeth not his sin, who hath a guileless spirit, whose heart is true within. 2 While I kept guilty silence, my strength was spent with grief; Thy hand was heavy on me, my soul found no relief; but when I owned my trespass, my sin hid not from Thee, when I confessed transgression, then Thou forgavest me. 3 So let the godly seek Thee in times when Thou art near; no whelming floods shall reach them, nor cause their hearts to fear. In Thee, O LORD, I hide me; Thou savest me from ill, and songs of Thy salvation my heart with rapture thrill. Topics: Confession and Propitiation Scripture: Psalm 32 Languages: English Tune Title: AURELIA

How Blest is He Whose Trespass

Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #61 (1934) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 How blest is he whose trespass Has freely been forgiven, Whose sin is wholly covered Before the sight of heaven. Blest he to whom Jehovah Will not impute his sin, Who has a guileless spirit, Whose heart is true within. 2 While I kept guilty silence, My strength was spent with grief, Thy hand was heavy on me, My soul found no relief; But when I owned my trespass, My sin hid not from Thee, When I confessed transgression, Then Thou forgavest me. 3 So let the godly seek Thee In times when Thou art near; No whelming floods shall reach them, Nor cause their hearts to fear. In Thee, O Lord, I hide me, Thou savest me from ill, And songs of Thy salvation My heart with rapture thrill. 4 I graciously will teach thee The way that thou shalt go, And with My eye upon thee My counsel make thee know. But be ye not unruly, Or slow to understand, Be not perverse, but willing To heed My wise command. 5 The sorrows of the wicked In number shall abound, But those that trust Jehovah, His mercy shall surround. Then in the Lord be joyful, In song lift up your voice; Be glad in God, ye righteous, Rejoice, ye saints, rejoice. Topics: Evil Character; Communion Service; Confession of Sin; Conscience; Conversion; Forgiveness of Sin; Goodness of God; Joy; Salvation; Sorrow for Sin Scripture: Psalm 32 Languages: English Tune Title: RUTHERFORD

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Samuel Sebastian Wesley

1810 - 1876 Composer of "AURELIA" in Psalms and Hymns to the Living God Samuel Sebastian Wesley (b. London, England, 1810; d. Gloucester, England, 1876) was an English organist and composer. The grandson of Charles Wesley, he was born in London, and sang in the choir of the Chapel Royal as a boy. He learned composition and organ from his father, Samuel, completed a doctorate in music at Oxford, and composed for piano, organ, and choir. He was organist at Hereford Cathedral (1832-1835), Exeter Cathedral (1835-1842), Leeds Parish Church (1842-1849), Winchester Cathedral (1849-1865), and Gloucester Cathedral (1865-1876). Wesley strove to improve the standards of church music and the status of church musicians; his observations and plans for reform were published as A Few Words on Cathedral Music and the Music System of the Church (1849). He was the musical editor of Charles Kemble's A Selection of Psalms and Hymns (1864) and of the Wellburn Appendix of Original Hymns and Tunes (1875) but is best known as the compiler of The European Psalmist (1872), in which some 130 of the 733 hymn tunes were written by him. Bert Polman

Anonymous

Author of "How Blest Is He Whose Trespass" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[How blest is he whose trespass]" in Bible Songs No. 4 Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman

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