Hymn XIV: Happy the Man That Finds the Grace

Charles Wesley 1707 (Epworth, Lincolnshire) – 1788 (London)



Happy the man that finds the grace,
The blessing of God's chosen race,
The wisdom coming from above,
The faith that sweetly works by love.

Happy beyond description he
Who knows, The Saviour died for me,
The gift unspeakable obtains,
And heavenly understanding gains.

Wisdom divine! Who tells the price
Of wisdom's costly merchandise
Wisdom to silver we prefer,
And gold is dross compared to her.

Her hands are filled with length of days,
True riches, and immortal praise,
Riches of Christ, on all bestowed,
And honour that descends from God.

To purest joys she all invites,
Chaste, holy, spiritual delights;
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her flowery paths are peace.

Happy the man who wisdom gains,
Thrice happy who his guest retains!
He owns, and shall for ever own,
Wisdom, and Christ, and heaven are one.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 30, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD XXEE FFXX GGAX DDXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 810
Words 142
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley was an English leader of the Methodist movement, son of Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley, the younger brother of Methodist founder John Wesley and Anglican clergyman Samuel Wesley the Younger. more…

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