Threlfall-Holmes Psalm 1

O blessed, blessed is the one Whose walk is out of step With wickedness and mockery Who does not sit with sin.

O blessed, blessed is the one Who hears God with delight Who day and nightly contemplates The law and love of God.

That one is like a fruitful tree Whose roots stretch deep and firm. Its planted by a living stream Whose waters never fail.

Its leaves stay green in hottest drought Its roots remain secure And in due season blossom blooms And fruits grow ripe for all.

The wicked are like fallen leaves Tossed all ways by the wind They cannot stand when judgement comes Not rooted in the Lord.


 * Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, 2013

Suggested tune: Richmond