Blest is the man, whose softening heart

Verse 1

Blest is the man whose softening heart Feels all another's pain; To whom the supplicating eye Was never raised in vain:

Verse 2

Whose breast expands with generous warmth A stranger's woes to feel; And bleeds in pity o'er the wound He wants the power to heal.

Verse 3

He spreads his kind supporting arms To every child of grief; His secret bounty largely flows, And brings unasked relief.

Verse 4

To gentle offices of love His feet are never slow: He views, through mercy's melting eye, A brother in a foe.

Verse 5

Peace from the bosom of his God, The Saviour's grace shall give; And, when he kneels before the throne, His trembling soul shall live.