Hymn
Blest are the sons of peace
Blest are the sons of peace,
Whose hearts and hopes are one;
Whose kind designs to serve and please
Through all their actions run.
Thus on the heavenly hills
The saints are blest above,
Where joy like morning dew distills,
And all the air is love.
Blest are the sons of peace — Text from Laudes Domini, 1888. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/blest-are-the-sons-of-peace
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Blest are the sons of peace?
The words of Blest are the sons of peace were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1888. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Restoring and Preserving Grace and Brotherly Love.
Is Blest are the sons of peace public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1888. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Blest are the sons of peace?
Blest are the sons of peace is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Seeking God, And Are We Yet Alive and How Shall a Young Man Cleanse His Way?