Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
John 1:29
Words: Caroline L. Shacklock, in Glorious Things in Sacred Song, by Tullius O’Kane (Delaware, Ohio: T. C. O’Kane, 1886), number 32.
Music: Brovary Tullius C. O’Kane, 1886 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Shacklock (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
The stormy path of earthly life
In human guise He trod,
When first the blest assurance comes,
Behold the Lamb of God!
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O when our Lord shall come again,
Be this the song we sing,
Behold the Lamb who once was slain
Our Savior and our king.
The Lamb of God once sacrificed,
To save a world from sin,
Thro’ Him alone we come to God,
And life eternal in.
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To bear our griefs He meekly bowed
Beneath the chastening rod,
’Tis by His stripes our souls are healed,
The perfect Lamb of God!
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They knew Him not for whom He left
The realms of light above,
Despised by those for whom He died,
O wondrous depth of love!
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