Hark! ten thousand voices crying,
¡§Lamb of God!¡¨ with one
accord;
Thousand thousand saints replying,
Wake at once
the echoing chord.
¡§Praise the Lamb,¡¨ the chorus waking,
All in heaven
together throng;
Loud and far each tongue partaking
Rolls
around the endless song.
Grateful incense this, ascending
Ever to the Father¡¦s
throne:
Every knee to Jesus bending,
All in mind in heaven
is one.
All the Father¡¦s counsels claiming
Equal honours to the
Son,
All the Son¡¦s effulgence beaming,
Makes the Father¡¦s
glory known.
By the Spirit all pervading,
Hosts unnumbered round the
Lamb,
Crowned with light and joy unfading,
Hail Him as the
great ¡§I AM.¡¨
Joyful now the new creation
Rests in undisturbed repose,
Blest in Jesus¡¦ full salvation,
Sorrow now nor thralldom
knows.
Hark! The heavenly notes again!
Loudly swells the song of
praise;
Through creation¡¦s vault, Amen!
Amen! Responsive
joy doth raise.
