I see a man at God's right hand

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I see a man at God's right hand

Author: Horatius Bonar
Tune: ATHENS
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 I see a man at God's right hand,
Upon the throne of God,
And there in sevenfold light I see
The sevenfold sprinkled blood.
I look upon that glorious Man,
On that blood-sprinkled throne;
I know that he sits there for me,
That glory is my own.

2 The heart of God flows forth in love,
A deep eternal stream;
Through that beloved Son it flows
To me as unto him.
And, looking on his face, I know--
Weak, worthless, though I be--
How deep, how measureless, how sweet,
That love of God to me.

3 The Lord who sits upon the throne
With them his joy will share,
And there the sprinkled blood appears
That he may set them there.
From fear dark places of the earth,
From depths of sin and shame,
He takes the vessels for his grace,
A people for his name.

Source: Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs ancient and modern #474

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Author: Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar was born at Edinburgh, in 1808. His education was obtained at the High School, and the University of his native city. He was ordained to the ministry, in 1837, and since then has been pastor at Kelso. In 1843, he joined the Free Church of Scotland. His reputation as a religious writer was first gained on the publication of the "Kelso Tracts," of which he was the author. He has also written many other prose works, some of which have had a very large circulation. Nor is he less favorably known as a religious poet and hymn-writer. The three series of "Hymns of Faith and Hope," have passed through several editions. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872… Go to person page >

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