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LO! ROUND THE THRONE AT GOD’S RIGHT HAND

Scripture Verse

These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Revelation 7:14

Introduction

Words: From A Col­lect­ion of Psalms and Hymns, Chief­ly In­tend­ed for Pub­lic Wor­ship, by Row­land Hill, 1783. Orig­in­al ti­tle: Ex­alt­ed High at God’s Right Hand. The ver­sion be­low ap­peared in Tho­mas Cot­ter­ill’s Se­lect­ion, 1810, num­ber 122.

Music: Ta­voy, from Har­mon­ia Sac­ra, fifth edi­tion, 1851, by Jo­seph Funk (🔊 ).

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Rowland Hill (1744–1833)

Lyrics

Lo! round the throne at God’s right hand
The saints in count­less myr­iads stand,
Of ev­ery tongue re­deemed to God,
Arrayed in gar­ments washed in blood.

Through tri­bu­lat­ion great they came;
They bore the cross, des­pised the shame;
From all their la­bors now they rest,
In God’s eter­nal glo­ry blest.

Hunger and thirst they feel no more;
Nor sin, nor pain, nor death deplore;
The tears are wiped from ev­ery eye,
And sor­row yields to end­less joy.

They see their Sav­ior face to face,
And sing the tri­umphs of His grace,
Him, day and night they cease­less praise,
To Him their loud ho­san­nas raise.

Worthy the Lamb for sin­ners slain,
Through end­less years to live and reign;
Thou hast re­deemed us by Thy blood,
And made us kings and priests to God.