HYMN 40. (L. M.) The Business and Blessedness of glorified Saints, Rev. vii. 13, &c.
I
‘What happy men, or angels, these
‘That all their robes are spotless white?
‘Whence did this glorious troop arrive
‘At the pure realms of heavenly light?’
II
From tort'ring racks and burning fires,
And seas of their own blood they came;
But nobler blood has wash'd their robes,
Flowing from Christ the dying Lamb.
III
Now they approach th'Almighty throne,
With loud hosannas night and day,
Sweet anthems to the great Three One
Measure their blest eternity.
IV
No more shall hunger pain their souls,
He bids their parching thirst be gone,
And spreads the shadow of his wings
To screen them from the scorching sun.
V
The Lamb that fills the middle throne
Shall shed around his milder beams,
There shall they feast on his rich love,
And drink full joys from living streams.
VI
Thus shall their mighty bliss renew
Thro' the vast round of endless years,
And the soft hand of sovereign grace
Heals all their wounds, and wipes their tears.
