45. Jesus, the Lord, Our Righteousness

L.M.
by N.L. von Zinzendorf, tr. by J. Wesley, 1739
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Jesus, the Lord, our righteousness!
 
Our beauty Thou, our glorious dress!
 
Before the throne, in this arrayed,
 
With joy shall we lift up the head.
“Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.” (Jude 24)
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Bold shall we stand in that great day,
 
For who aught to our charge shall lay,
 
While by Thy blood absolved we are
 
From sin and guilt, from shame and fear?
“Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.” (Romans 8:33)
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” (1 John 1:7)
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Thus Abraham, the friend of God,
 
Thus all the saints redeemed with blood,
 
Savior of sinners, Thee proclaim,
 
And all their boast is in Thy name.
“And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.” (James 2:23)
“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” (1 Timothy 1:15)
“In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.” (Psalm 44:8)
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This spotless robe the same appears
 
In new creation’s endless years,
 
No age can change its glorious hue,
 
The robe of Christ is ever new.
“That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.” (Ephesians 5:27)
“And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.” (Revelation 19:8)
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Till we behold Thee on Thy throne
 
In Thee we boast, in Thee alone,
 
Our beauty this, our glorious dress,
 
"Jesus, the Lord, our righteousness."
“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.” (1 Corinthians 1:30)
“In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” (Jeremiah 23:6)
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