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THESE GLORIOUS MINDS, HOW BRIGHT THEY SHINE

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

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Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

Words: Is­aac Watts, Hymns and Spir­it­ual Songs 1707, Book 1, num­ber 41. The bu­si­ness and bless­ed­ness of glo­ri­fied saints, or the mar­tyrs glo­ri­fied.

Music: Broms­grove Psal­mo­dia Ev­an­ge­li­ca, part 2, 1789 (🔊 ).

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Lyrics

These glo­ri­ous minds, how bright they shine!
Whence all their white ar­ray?
How came they to the hap­py seats
Of ev­er­last­ing day?

From tor­tur­ing pains to end­less joys
On fie­ry wheels they rode,
And strange­ly washed their rai­ment white
In Je­su’s dy­ing blood.

Now they ap­proach a spot­less God,
And bow be­fore His throne;
Their warb­ling harps and sacr­ed songs
Adore the Ho­ly One.

The un­veiled glo­ries of His face
Amongst His saints re­side,
While the rich trea­sure of His grace
Sees all their wants sup­plied.

Tormenting thirst shall leave their souls,
And hun­ger flee as fast;
The fruit of life’s im­mor­tal tree
Shall be their sweet re­past.

The Lamb shall lead His heav’n­ly flock
Where liv­ing fount­ains rise;
And love di­vine shall wipe away
The sor­rows of their eyes.