Merciful and righteous, wise beyond the wise

Merciful and righteous

wise beyond the wise

Powerful

immortal

hidden from our eyes

God Thou art and Father

Son of life and love

Christ anointed with the Spirit all above.

Holy

holy

holy! Praise the Three-in-One—

He who is and was and still is yet to come!

All things Thou didst make for Thine eternal will

Cent’ring in the Son—His place all things to fill;

Far beyond all telling—His place

too

to die

That Thou may redeem and make all new thereby.

Hail the Lamb now standing ’fore the awful* throne

Angels ’round Him bending

casting down their crowns!

Lo the scroll is taken in His piercéd hands—

And the gospel horse runs swiftly through the lands!

High Priest crowned forever

King of righteousness

Minister of heaven

man with God to bless

Jesus ever lives to pray for all His own

Till beneath their feet His ev’ry foe is thrown!

New Jerusalem

His glorious bride

to bring

To the earth from heaven

queen unto her King

He now sends His seven searching

burning eyes

His economy to fully realize!

When at last we rest in our eternal home

In our God and Father through our Lord the Son

Ever shall the Spirit

through the ages long

Teach our hearts to sing again a blessed new song!