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Hymnal Number
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Keys included:
Bb
About this Hymn
Benjamin Beddome's hymn pictures the twenty-four elders' casting their crowns before the throne (Rev. 4:10), with the angels and the armies (Rev. 9:16) declaring the work of the cross—"salvation well deserves the praise"! This robust fuguing tune drives home the message, sounding like multiple groups' coming together as one.
Lyrics
Verse 1
How great the wisdom, pow'r, and grace
which in redemption shine!
The heav'nly host with joy confess
the work is all divine.
Verse 2
Before his feet they cast their crowns—
those crowns which Jesus gave—
and with ten thousand thousand tongues
proclaim his pow'r to save.
Verse 3
They tell the triumphs of his cross,
the suff'rings which he bore:
how low he stooped, how high he rose,
and rose to stoop no more.
Verse 4
Oh, let them still their voices raise.
And still their songs renew:
salvation well deserves the praise
of men and angels, too.
How great the wisdom, pow'r, and grace
which in redemption shine!
The heav'nly host with joy confess
the work is all divine.
Verse 2
Before his feet they cast their crowns—
those crowns which Jesus gave—
and with ten thousand thousand tongues
proclaim his pow'r to save.
Verse 3
They tell the triumphs of his cross,
the suff'rings which he bore:
how low he stooped, how high he rose,
and rose to stoop no more.
Verse 4
Oh, let them still their voices raise.
And still their songs renew:
salvation well deserves the praise
of men and angels, too.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Benjamin Beddome, 1817
Music: John Randall, 1786
Music: John Randall, 1786