They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 7:14
Words: Fanny Crosby, 1906.
Music: Simi Valley Fanny Crosby, 1906 (🔊 pdf nwc). We normally think of Fanny Crosby as a lyricist, but for this hymn she is credited with writing the music, as well. It is all the more remarkable because she was 86 years old at the time.
There is a blood-washed multitude,
A mighty army strong;
The Lord of hosts their righteousness,
Redeeming love their song.
They follow Christ whose name they bear,
To yonder portals bright,
Where He has said His faithful ones
Shall walk with Him in white.
That precious name their guiding star,
Its beams will o’er them cast,
And through its power their trusting souls
Shall overcome at last.
The glory cloud will bring them safe
To yonder palace bright,
Where they shall see Him eye to eye
And walk with Him in white.
March on! O blood-washed multitude,
For lo! the hour draws nigh,
When we shall hail the King of kings
Triumphant in the sky.
When songs of praise to Him we love,
Shall fill the courts of light,
And they that overcome the world,
Shall walk with Him in white.