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Believers Hymn Book · No. 265 · Words: Archibald Rutherford & R. Sandeman · Tune: Redemption Ground
The countless multitude on high
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →An 18th-century hymn (c. 1775) drawing on Revelation's vision of the redeemed multitude praising the Lamb before God's throne. It celebrates sovereign grace as the sole ground of salvation, with a recurring refrain: 'Thou art worthy! Thou alone.'
Verse 1
The countless multitude on high
That tune their songs to Jesus' Name,
All merit of their own deny,
And Jesus' worth alone proclaim.
Firm on the ground of sovereign grace,
They stand before Jehovah's throne;
The only song in that blest place
Is "Thou art worthy! Thou alone!"
Verse 2
With spotless robes of purest white,
And branches of triumphal palm,
They shout, with transports of delight,
Heaven's ceaseless, universal psalm:
"Salvation's glory all be paid
To Him who sits upon the throne,
And to the Lamb whose blood was shed;
Thou! Thou art worthy! Thou alone.
Verse 3
"For Thou wast slain, and in Thy blood
These robes were washed so spotless pure;
Thou mad'st us kings and priests to God,
For ever let Thy praise endure.
Let us with joy adopt the strain
We soon shall sing for ever there:
"Worthy's the Lamb for sinners slain,
Worthy alone the crown to wear!"
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