The saints throughout the centuries

The saints throughout the centuries

Have praised the Lord that He

The Lamb of God

has saved us

From sin has set us free;

Yet scarcely for the Lion

Have we yet sounded praise

Though oft for our redemption

We’ve all our voices raised.

John wept as he considered

That none the right did own

The scroll to take and open

God’s myst’ry to make known;

No

none on earth nor heaven

Nor universe around—

And we

too

would be weeping

If none were worthy found.

The universe

mysterious

Would be in darkness still

Could none break through to open

The scroll

to show God’s will;

But

lo

the worthy Lion

Of Judah hath prevailed

The seven seals to open

And have the scroll unveiled.

No longer now in darkness

God’s secret is enclosed

But to our inner vision

It’s open

full

disclosed;

Our hearts are for this purpose

Our lives are for His plan;

And for this revelation

We praise the Lion-Lamb!

The four-and-twenty elders

All fall before that sight.

The living creatures praise Him

Who rest not

day nor night.

So let us join their praises

To Him who loosed God’s plan;

We’ll lift with theirs our voices

To praise the Lion-Lamb!