Shall meet around the throne,
Shall bless the conduct of His grace,
And make His wonders known.
To our Redeemer God
Wisdom and power belong,
Immortal crowns of majesty,
And everlasting song.
AIL, Thou once despised Jesus!
Hail, Thou Galilean King!
Thou didst suffer to release us;
Thou didst free salvation bring.
Hail, Thou agonizing Saviour,
Bearer of our sin and shame!
By Thy merits we find favour;
Life is given through Thy name.
2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed,
All our sins on Thee were laid;
By almighty Love anointed,
Thou hast full atonement made.
All Thy people are forgiven,
Through the virtue of Thy blood;
Open'd is the gate of heaven,
Peace is made 'twixt man and God.
3 Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory,
There for ever to abide :
All the heavenly hosts adore Thee,
Seated at Thy Father's side:
There for sinners Thou art pleading,
There Thou dost our place prepare ;
Ever for us interceding,
Till in glory we appear.
4 Worship, honour, power, and blessing;
Thou art worthy to receive;
Loudest praises without ceasing,
Meet it is for us to give!
Help, ye bright, angelic spirits!
Bring your sweetest, noblest lays;
Help to sing our Saviour's merits;
Help to chant Inmanuel's praise.
WHEN shall we, supremely blest,
Enter the rapturous unrest,
Partake the triumph of the sky,
And holy, holy, holy, cry?
2 We render thanks, with one accord,
To our Almighty God and Lord,
Who was, and is, and is to come,
Let Jesus all His power assume.
3 Worthy the Lamb for sinners slain
The power and riches to obtain,
Worship divine to Christ be given,
By every citizen of heaven!
4 With all that angel host, with all
Those blessed saints, we long to fall,
And sing in ecstasies unknown,
And praise Him on His dazzling throne.
5 Honour, and majesty, and power,
And thanks, and blessing evermore,
Who dost through endless ages live,
Thou, Lord, art worthy to receive.
6 For Thou hast bid the creatures be,
And still subsist to pleasure Thee;
From Thee they came, to Thee they tend,
Their gracious Source, their glorious End.
10 Thee, my Saviour and my Lord,
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A lofty song I'll raise :
While love inspires my glowing heart,
And forms my lips to praise.
2 Worthy for ever is the Lamb,
That bore our sins away:
But oh what tribute can we give?
What equal honours pay?
3 Millions of saints Thy grace proclaim,
In noblest strains above;
But not an angel's tongue can tell
The wonders of Thy love.
4 Bless'd seraphs sing Thy matchless love,
And shout Thy high renown,
Archangels, at Thy sacred feet,
Lay their bright glories down.
5 Reign, mighty Prince! for ever reign,
Till death himself be dead;
And let eternal ages shower
Their blessings on Thy head.
6 Thus will I sing, till nature fails ;
Till sense and language die ;
And then resume the pleasing theme,
In happier worlds on high.
of song songsThe saints in heaven began the strainThe homage which to Christ belongs :
Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain !"
2 Slain to redeem us by His blood,
To cleanse from every sinful stain, And make us kings and priests to God"Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain !"
3 To Him who suffered on the tree,
Our souls, at His soul's price, to gain,
Blessing, and praise, and glory be :
Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain !" 4 To Him, enthroned by filial right,
All power in heaven and earth proclaim, Honour, and majesty, and might; "Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain !"
5 Long as we live, and when we die,
And while in heaven with Him we reign; This song our song of songs shall be:
Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain !"
ROCLAIM the lofty praise,
Him who once was slain,
But now is risen, through endless days
To live and reign.
He lives and reigns on high,
Who bought us with His blood,-
Enthroned above the farthest sky,-
Our Saviour God.
All honour, power, and praise,
To Jesu's name belong;
With hosts seraphic, glad we raise
The sacred song:
Worthy the Lamb," they cry,
That on the cross was slain ;
But now, ascended up on high,
He lives to reign.
He lives to bless and save
The souls redeemed by grace,
And rescue from the dreary grave
The fallen race;
And soon, we hope, above,
A louder strain to sing,
With all our powers to praise and love
Our Saviour King.
ITH hearts in love abounding,
Prepare we now to sing
A lofty theme, resounding
Thy praise, Almighty King;
Whose love rich gifts bestowing,
Redeemed the human race;
Whose lips with zeal o'erflowing,
Breathe words of truth and grace.
2 In majesty transcendent,
Gird on Thy conquering sword;
In righteousness resplendent,
Ride on, Incarnate Word!
Ride on, O King Messiah,
To glory and renown;
Pierced by Thy darts of fire,
Be every foe o'erthrown!
3 So reign, O God, in heaven,
Eternally the same,
And endless praise be given
To Thy almighty name.
Clothed in Thy dazzling brightness,
Thy church on earth behold
In robe of purest whiteness,
In raiment wrought with gold.
4 And let each Gentile nation
Come gladly in her train,
To share Thy great salvation,
And join her grateful strain;
Then ne'er shall note of sadness
Awake the trembling string,
One song of joy and gladness
The ransomed world shall sing!
OSANNA! raise the pealing hymn
To David's Son and Lord;
With cherubim and seraphim
Exalt the' Incarnate Word.
2 Hosanna! Lord, our feeble tongue
No lofty strains can raise ;
But Thou wilt not despise the young,
Who meekly chant Thy praise.
3 Hosanna! Sovereign, Prophet, Priest,
How vast Thy gifts, how free!
Thy blood, our life; Thy word, our feast ;
Thy name, our only plea.
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