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Author: Joseph Straphan Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 54 hymnals First Line: Blest is the man whose heart expands

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Blest is the man whose heart expands

Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #348 (1814) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Blest is the man whose heart expands At melting pity's call, And the rich blessings of whose hands Like heav'nly manna fall. 2 Be ours the bliss in wisdom's way To guide untutor'd youth, And lead the mind that went astray To virtue and to truth. 3 Children our kind protection claim, And God will well approve, When infants learn to lisp his name, And their Creator love. 4 Delightful work, young souls to win, And turn the rising race From the deceitful paths of sin, To seek redeeming grace! 5 Almighty God! thy influence shed To aid this good design: The honours of thy name be spread, And all the glory thine. Topics: Social Duties; Charity or Sunday school Languages: English

Blest is the man whose heart expands

Hymnal: The Book of Worship #403 (1867) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Blest is the man whose heart expands At melting pity's call, And the rich blessings of whose hands Like heavenly manna fall. 2 Mercy, descending from above, In softest accents please; Oh may each tender bosom move When mercy intercedes. 3 Be ours the bliss in wisdom's way To guide untutored youth, And lead the mind that went astray To virtue and to truth. 4 Children our kind protection claim, And God will well approve, When infants learn to lisp His name, And their Creator love. 5 Delightful work! your souls to win, And turn the rising race From the deceitful paths of sin, To seek redeeming grace. 6 Almighty God! thy influence shed To aid this good design: The honours of thy name be spread, And all the glory thine. Topics: Ordaining Instrumentalities Training of Youth Languages: English

Blest is the man whose heart expands

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #666 (1828) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Blest is the man whose heart expands At melting pity's call, And the rich blessings of whose hands Like heavenly manna fall. 2 Mercy, descending from above, In softest accents please; O! may each tender bosom move When mercy intercedes. 3 Be ours the bliss in wisdom's way To guide untutor'd youth, And lead the mind that went astray To virtue and to truth. 4 Children our kind protection claim, And God will well approve, When infants learn to lisp his name, And their Creator love. 5 Delightful work! your souls to win, And turn the rising race From the deceitful paths of sin, To seek redeeming grace. 6 Almighty God! thy influence shed To aid this good design: The honours of thy name be spread, And all the glory thine. Topics: Sunday Schools; The Importance of Educating Youth

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Joseph Straphan

b. 1757 Author of "Sunday School" Straphan, Joseph. This author contributed 3 hymns to Rippon's Baptist Selection, 1787 (see p. 149, i.), viz.:—(1) "Blest is the man whose heart expands" (Education of the Young, (2) "On wings of faith mount up, my soul, and rise" (Heaven anticipated); and (3) "Our Father, Whose eternal sway" (Divine Worship). From No. 1 two centos have been taken:—(1) "Blest work the youthful mind to win," in several collections in Great Britain; and (2), "Delightful work, young souls to win," in use in America. Straphan's birth is given as 1757. From a hymn in the Gospel Magazine, we find that he resided at that time at Hanley. Further details are wanting. [Rev. W. R. Stephenson] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)