Blessed is the one, blessed is the one,
come on down to the water and the shade.
Blessed is the one, blessed is the one,
here is where the rooted life is made.

Blessed is the one who will not walk
in the counsel of the proud,
who will not stand in the way of sinners,
nor sit with the scornful crowd.

For his delight is in the law of the Lord,
by the day and through the night,
and the roots reach down where the river runs
to drink in the morning light.

So come and drink from the river of the Word,
let it feed you, deep and slow.
For the ones who delight in the law of the Lord
stay green where the dry winds blow.

So plant us by the river, plant us by the stream,
down where the water's running and the roots grow deep.
We'll bring forth our fruit in season, stay green through the dry,
like a tree, like a tree by the water, reaching high.

Planted by the river, we will not wither,
we will grow, we will grow, we will grow.

For my delight is in the law of the Lord,
morning and midnight I dwell on the Word.
I turn it over slow like a stone in a stream,
till it wears itself deep and it lives inside of me.

And I am like a tree the Lord Himself has grown,
where the water runs deep and the seed was sown,
and whatever His hand puts my hand to do,
He will carry it through, He will carry it through.

So plant us by the river, plant us by the stream,
down where the water's running and the roots grow deep.
We'll bring forth our fruit in season, stay green through the dry,
like a tree, like a tree by the water, reaching high.

Planted by the river, we will not wither,
we will grow, we will grow, we will grow.

But the wicked are not so, my friend,
they are chaff upon the breeze,
here for a breath and gone by morning,
scattered through the trees.

No root to hold them, no stream to feed them,
no ground beneath their feet,
they will not stand in the judgment,
nor rise where the righteous meet.

Oh, there are two ways, only two,
one will wither, one holds true.
The Lord knows the way of the righteous ones,
but the way of the wicked comes undone.

So come in from the wind, come in from the storm,
there is room in the congregation, come and belong.
I'm choosing the river, and I start to run,
to the water, to the water,

to the water, to the water.

So plant us by the river, plant us by the stream,
down where the water's running and the roots grow deep.
We'll bring forth our fruit in season, stay green through the dry,
like a tree, like a tree by the water, reaching high.

Planted by the river, we will not wither,
we will grow, we will grow, we will grow.

Like a tree, like a tree by the water,
we will grow, we will grow, we will grow.
For the Lord, He knows the way of the righteous,
and the rooted He will never let go.

So blessed is the one, and blessed are we,
planted by the water, like a tree.
Come on down to the water,
blessed is the one, come and grow.