(Rev. 4 and 5)
TUNE. ― “Around the throne of God in heaven.”
BEHOLD the throne of God in heaven,
The thrones of elders round;
And hark! the worship to Him given,
A deep and solemn sound:
“Thou art worthy, worthy, worthy.”
And, see! who stands amid the throne,
The Lamb that once was slain;
To whom the harpers harp alone,
And sing the joyous strain:
“Thou art worthy, worthy, worthy.”
“For Thou vast slain, and by Thy blood
“To God hast hosts redeem’d;
“Who’re washed in that all-cleansing flood
“Which from Thy side once stream’d:
“Thou art worthy, worthy, worthy.”
Ten thousand thousand angels round
That throne and ransom’d throng,
With a loud voice His praise resound,
And thus the strain prolong:
Saying, “He is worthy, worthy.”
Each one who trusts in Him who died
Is cleans’d from all his sins;
And bless’d in Him and justified,
The song on earth begins:
“Thou art worthy, worthy, worthy.”
What blessing to be cloth’d in white,
That raiment heav’nly fair;
To see the Lord Himself in light,
And with the saints declare
“Thou art worthy, worthy, worthy.”