HALLELUJAH .

That man is blest who fears the Lord,
And cheerfully obeys His word.
His seed shall flourish on the earth,
Their offspring happy from their birth.
His house with riches shall abound,
His truth with endless honour crown'd.
To him in darkness light ascends,
Mild, gracious, just in all his ends.
His bounty for the poor provides,
Discretion all his actions guides.
No violence shall cast him down,
No time deface his just renown,
Nor rumours shake his confidence,
The Lord his Hope, and strong Defence.
Confirm'd in fearless fortitude,
Till he have all his foes subdu'd.
He the necessitated feeds.
The honour of his virtuous deeds
Shall live in sacred memory,
His glories shall ascend on high.
Th' unjust, enrag'd, their teeth shall grind,
And languish with the grief of mind;
Pale envy shall their flesh consume,
And all their hopes convert to fume.