Scripture Verse

The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:8

Introduction

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Hymns and Sac­red Po­ems 1742.

Music: He Lead­eth Me Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry, The Gold­en Cen­ser (New York: 1864) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William B. Bradbury (1816–1868)

Lyrics

Eternal, spot­less Lamb of God,
Before the world’s foun­da­tions slain,
Sprinkle us ev­er with Thy blood;
O cleanse, and keep us ev­er clean!
To ev­ery soul (all praise to Thee!)
Our bow­els of com­pas­sion move;
And all man­kind by this may see
God is in us; for God is love.

Giver and Lord of life, whose pow­er
And guard­ian care for all are free,
To Thee, in fierce temp­ta­tion’s hour,
From sin and Sa­tan let us flee;
Thine, Lord, we are, and ours Thou art,
In us be all Thy good­ness showed;
Renew, en­large, and fill our heart
With peace, and joy and Hea­ven, and God.

Blessing and hon­or, praise and love
Co-equal, co-eter­nal Three,
In earth be­low, and Hea­ven above,
By all Thy works, be paid to Thee!
Thrice Ho­ly! Thine the king­dom is,
The pow­er om­ni­po­tent is Thine;
And when cre­at­ed na­ture dies,
Thy ne­ver-ceas­ing glo­ries shine.