Scripture Verse

The song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb. Revelation 15:3

Introduction

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Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

Words: Is­aac Watts, Hymns and Spi­ri­tu­al Songs, 1707, Book 1, num­ber 49. The works of Mos­es and the Lamb.

Music: Waits’ Song Eng­lish tra­di­tion­al (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

How strong Thine arm is, migh­ty God!
Who would not fear Thy name?
Jesus, how sweet Thy grac­es are!
Who would not love the Lamb?

He has done more than Mos­es did,
Our pro­phet and our king;
From bonds of hell He freed our souls,
And taught our lips to sing.

In the Red Sea by Mo­ses’ hand
Th’Egyptian host was drowned;
But Christ’s own blood hides all our sins,
And guilt no more is found.

When thro’ the de­sert Is­ra­el went,
With man­na they were fed;
Our Lord in­vites us to His flesh,
And calls it liv­ing bread.

Moses be­held the pro­mised land,
Yet ne­ver reached the place!
But Je­sus brings His fol­low­ers home
To see His Fa­ther’s face.

Then shall our love and joy be full,
And feel a warm­er flame,
And sweet­er voic­es tune the song
Of Mo­ses and the Lamb.