Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs ‎#CXLIII

CXLIII. The Sufferings and Glory of the Lamb

1 Now for a tune of lofty praise
To great Jehovah's equal Son!
Awake my voice in heav'nly lays,
Tell the loud wonders he hath done.

2 Sing how he left the worlds of light,
And the bright robes he wore above;
How swift and joyful was his flight,
On wings of everlasting love.

3 Down to this base, this sinful earth,
He came to raise our nature high;
He came t' atone Almighty wrath,
Jesus, the God, was born to die.

4 Hell and its lions roar'd around,
His precious blood the monsters spilt;
While weighty sorrows press'd him down,
Large as the loads of all our guilt.

5 Deep in the shades of gloomy death
Th' Almighty captive pris'ner lay;
Th' Almighty captive left the earth,
And rose to everlasting day.

6 Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light,
Up to his throne of shining grace;
See what immortal glories sit,
Round the sweet beauties of his face.

7 Amongst a thousand harps and songs,
Jesus the God exalted reigns;
His sacred name fills all their tongues,
And echoes through the heav'nly plains!

Text Information

• First Line: Now for a tune of lofty praise
• Title: The Sufferings and Glory of the Lamb
• Author: Watts
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Psalm 22:14-15
  ;
  Psalm 109:24-25
  ;
  Isaiah 53:11
• Topic: The Sufferings, Agony, and Bloody Sweat, of the Man of Grief: The Word Made Flesh

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