235. We'll Praise Thee, Glorious Lord

S.M.
by J.N. Darby, 1881
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We’ll praise Thee, glorious Lord,
 
Who died to set us free,
 
No earthly songs can joy afford
 
Like heavenly melody.
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.” (Galatians 3:13)
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Love, that no suffering stayed,
 
We’ll praise, true love divine;
 
Love that for us atonement made,
 
Love that has made us Thine.
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Love in Thy lonely life
 
Of sorrow here below;
 
Thy words of grace, with mercy rife,
 
Make grateful praises flow.
“I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.” (Isaiah 63:3)
“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” (Isaiah 53:3)
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” (John 1:14-17)
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Love, that on death’s dark vale
 
Its sweetest odors spread,
 
Where sin o’er all seemed to prevail
 
Redemption’s glory shed.
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:23-24)
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And now we see Thee risen,
 
Who once for us hast died,
 
Seated above the highest heav’n:
 
The Father’s glorified.
“Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.” (Romans 4:25)
“Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 1:20)
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Soon wilt Thou take Thy throne,
 
Thy foes Thy footstool made,
 
And take us with Thee for Thine own,
 
In glory love displayed.
“But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God. From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.” (Hebrews 10:12-13)
“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
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Jesus, we wait for Thee,
 
With Thee to have our part;
 
What can full joy and blessing be
 
But being where Thou art?
“And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.” (1 Thessalonians 1:10)
“Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” (Psalm 16:11)
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