195. Worthy of Homage and of Praise

L.M.
by F.T. Wigram
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Worthy of homage and of praise;
 
Worthy by all to be adored:
 
Exhaustless theme of heavenly lays!
 
Thou, Thou art worthy, Jesus, Lord.
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Now seated on Jehovah’s throne,
 
The Lamb once slain, in glory bright:
 
’Tis thence Thou watchest o’er Thine own,
 
Guarding us through the deadly fight.
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To Thee, e’en now, our song we raise,
 
Though sure the tribute mean must prove:
 
No mortal tongue can tell Thy ways,
 
So full of life and light and love.
“Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.” (Psalm 89:15)
“In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.” (Proverbs 12:28)
“Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.” (John 13:1)
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Yet, Savior! Thou shalt have full praise:
 
We soon shall meet Thee on the cloud,
 
We soon shall see Thee face to face,
 
In glory praising as we would.
“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)
“And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.” (Revelation 22:4)
“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” (1 John 3:2)
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