"Worthy Is The LAMB, Who Was Slain."

The song of the glorified has three notes in it 

(Alexander Smellie, "The Hour of Silence" 1899)

"And they sang a new song: YOU are 
worthy to take the scroll and to open 
its seals, because YOU were slain, and 
with YOUR blood YOU purchased men 
for GOD from every tribe and language 
and people and nation! 
YOU have made us kings and priests to 
our GOD; and we shall reign on the earth!" 
Revelation 5:9-10

The song of the glorified has three notes in it:

1. There is the note of Redemption. 

YOU purchased me with YOUR blood. 

JESUS ransomed me--

the slave of sin, of frailty 

and futility, of dark despair! 

And not by a mere act 

of sovereignty and might. No--

but by breaking the alabaster 

vase of HIS unblemished body 

for me, and by pouring forth 

the costly ointment of HIS blood. 

It will be the theme of my praise 

through the unending years of eternity!

2. There is the note of Royalty. 

"YOU have made us kings!" 

O wondrous thought to quicken 

the torpid pulses of my soul! 

I will sit down with HIM on HIS 

own throne, and HE will share 

HIS great empire with me!

3. There is the note of Consecration. 

"YOU have made us priests!" 

I am, through JESUS CHRIST my LORD, 

a white-robed, white-souled worshiper, 

thanking and adoring GOD, offering 

to HIM the incense of prayer, 

presenting to HIM continually 

the sacrifice of my praise, 

lifting up holy hands 

in ceaseless intercession!

JESUS has done it all! 

"Worthy is the LAMB, who `was slain, 
to receive power and wealth and wisdom 
and strength and honor and glory and 
praise!" Revelation 5:12

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