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REVELATION I.
VERSES 4, 5, 6.
O that the life-infusing grace,
The pure and perfect peace of God,
Might now descend on Israel's race,
The church He purchased with His blood!
The pure and perfect peace of God,
Might now descend on Israel's race,
The church He purchased with His blood!
The souls peculiarly His own,
On them the choicest gifts descend
From Him that sitteth on the throne,
Ancient of Days which never end.
On them the choicest gifts descend
From Him that sitteth on the throne,
Ancient of Days which never end.
He was from all eternity,
Pure essence, life, and light, and power;
He is when time no more shall be,
He is and shall be evermore.
Pure essence, life, and light, and power;
He is when time no more shall be,
He is and shall be evermore.
From God to all His church below,
From the seven spirits before His throne,
From Jesus, let the blessing flow;
Jesus is God's co-equal Son.
From the seven spirits before His throne,
From Jesus, let the blessing flow;
Jesus is God's co-equal Son.
The true and faithful Witness He,
The First-begotten of the dead,
Prince of the kings of earth—to Thee
Be everlasting homage paid.
The First-begotten of the dead,
Prince of the kings of earth—to Thee
Be everlasting homage paid.
Amazing height of love Divine!
We praise with all Thy hosts above
The' unutterably great design,
The mystery of redeeming love.
We praise with all Thy hosts above
The' unutterably great design,
The mystery of redeeming love.
From actual and from inbred sin
Us thou hast wash'd in Thine own blood;
Thy blood hath more than made us clean,
Hath made us kings and priests to God.
Us thou hast wash'd in Thine own blood;
Thy blood hath more than made us clean,
Hath made us kings and priests to God.
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Wherefore to Thee all honour, praise,
Dominion, power, and thanks we give,
While to the glory of Thy grace
Through all eternity we live.
Dominion, power, and thanks we give,
While to the glory of Thy grace
Through all eternity we live.
VERSE 7.
Behold, He comes! and every eye
Shall see Him in the clouds draw near;
The Judge, to those who made Him die
In vain, shall terribly appear:
Shall see Him in the clouds draw near;
The Judge, to those who made Him die
In vain, shall terribly appear:
Who pierced Him by their sins beneath,
Exposed afresh, and crucified,
Renounced their interest in His death,
And, bought by Him, their Lord denied.
Exposed afresh, and crucified,
Renounced their interest in His death,
And, bought by Him, their Lord denied.
Rebellious worms, they would not take
The grace He waited long to give,
But cast His words behind their back,
And would not come to Him and live.
The grace He waited long to give,
But cast His words behind their back,
And would not come to Him and live.
Him shall they see with wrath return
'Gainst those who made His offers vain,
And all the tribes of earth shall mourn,
Adjudged to everlasting pain.
'Gainst those who made His offers vain,
And all the tribes of earth shall mourn,
Adjudged to everlasting pain.
The unbelieving world shall wail,
And gnaw their tongues, and gnash their teeth;
But we, who let His grace prevail,
Shall never taste that second death.
And gnaw their tongues, and gnash their teeth;
But we, who let His grace prevail,
Shall never taste that second death.
We with our Lord shall always live,
The God of our salvation praise,
To Him alone rejoice to give
The glory of His sovereign grace.
The God of our salvation praise,
To Him alone rejoice to give
The glory of His sovereign grace.
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Come, gracious Lord, we wait Thy day,
We languish to be taken home;
No longer let Thy chariot stay;
Come, gracious Lord, to judgment come.
We languish to be taken home;
No longer let Thy chariot stay;
Come, gracious Lord, to judgment come.
VERSES 10, 11, &c.
Say, which of you would see the Lord?
Ye all may now obtain the grace,
Behold Him in the written word,
Where John unveils the Saviour's face.
Ye all may now obtain the grace,
Behold Him in the written word,
Where John unveils the Saviour's face.
Clear as the trumpet's voice He speaks
To every soul that turns his ear;
Amidst the golden candlesticks
He walks: and lo! He now is here!
To every soul that turns his ear;
Amidst the golden candlesticks
He walks: and lo! He now is here!
Present to all believing souls,
They see Him with an eagle's eye;
Down to His feet a garment rolls,
Stain'd with a glorious crimson dye.
They see Him with an eagle's eye;
Down to His feet a garment rolls,
Stain'd with a glorious crimson dye.
A golden girdle binds His breast.
(Whence streams of consolation flow,
Milk for His new-born babes, who rest
In Him nor other comforts know.)
(Whence streams of consolation flow,
Milk for His new-born babes, who rest
In Him nor other comforts know.)
His form is as the Son of Man;
His eyes are as a flame of fire,
They dart a sin-consuming pain,
And life and joy Divine inspire.
His eyes are as a flame of fire,
They dart a sin-consuming pain,
And life and joy Divine inspire.
His spotless purity of soul
We by a lovely emblem know;
His head and hairs are white as wool,
White are they as the driven snow.
We by a lovely emblem know;
His head and hairs are white as wool,
White are they as the driven snow.
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Glitter His feet like polish'd brass,
That long hath in the furnace shone;
Brighter than lightning is His face,
Brighter than the meridian sun.
That long hath in the furnace shone;
Brighter than lightning is His face,
Brighter than the meridian sun.
As many waters sounds His word,
Seven stars he holds in His right hand,
Out of His mouth a two-edged sword
Goes forth: before it who can stand?
Seven stars he holds in His right hand,
Out of His mouth a two-edged sword
Goes forth: before it who can stand?
Lord, at Thy feet we fall as dead;
Lay Thy right hand upon our soul,
Scatter our fears, Thy Spirit shed,
And all our unbelief control.
Lay Thy right hand upon our soul,
Scatter our fears, Thy Spirit shed,
And all our unbelief control.
Tell us, “I am the First and Last,
Who lived and died for all am I!
And lo! My bitter death is past,
And lo! I live no more to die.
Who lived and died for all am I!
And lo! My bitter death is past,
And lo! I live no more to die.
“I have the keys of death and hell.”
Amen! Thy record we receive;
And wait till Thou our spirits seal,
And all in all for ever live.
Amen! Thy record we receive;
And wait till Thou our spirits seal,
And all in all for ever live.
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