The Worshiping Church ‎#481

481. Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness

1 Jesus, thy blood and righteousness
my beauty are, my glorious dress;
mid flaming worlds, in these arrayed,
with joy shall I lift up my head.

2 Bold shall I stand in that great day,
cleansed and redeemed, no debt to pay;
for by thy cross absolved I am
from sin and guilt, from fear and shame.

3 Lord, I believe thy precious blood,
which at the mercy seat of God
pleads for the captives' liberty,
was also shed in love for me.

4 Lord, I believe were sinners more
than sands upon the ocean shore,
thou hast for all a ransom paid,
for all a full atonement made.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, thy blood and righteousness
• Title: Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
• Author: Nicolaus L. von Zinzendorf (1739)
• Translator: John Wesley (1740, alt.)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 61:10
  ;
  Romans 7:14
  ;
  Romans 8:1
  ;
  2 Corinthians 5:10
• Topic: Redemption in Christ: Christ's Saving Work; Jesus Christ: Advocate; Assurance; Confidence; Judgment; Saving Work of Christ

Tune Information

• Name: GERMANY
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: William Gardiner's Sacred Melodies, 1815