Worthy the Lamb, for He was Slain
Author: Joseph Terrell Tune: Doxology (L. Bourgeois)

1. Come, let us sing the song of songs,
The glory which to Christ belongs;
The hosts of Heav'n began the strain,
Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain.

2. Slain to redeem us by His blood,
And makes us kings and priest to God,
To cleanse from ev'ry sinful stain,
Worthy the Lamb, for He Was slain.

3. Among a thousand hearts and songs,
His sacred name fills all our tongues;
All pow'r in Heav'n and earth proclaim,
Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain.

4. Long as I Live and when I die,
This song of songs shall be my cry;
And while in Heav'n with Him I reign,
Worthy the Lamb, for He Was slain.
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Leaning on Jesus' Bosom

“Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.” John 13:23

Methinks I would contemplate for a while the privilege of this highly favored disciple John. Surely to sit at the feet of Jesus, to look up at His face, to behold the Lamb of God, and to hear the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth, what should I have thought of this but a happiness unspeakable and full of glory! But the beloved apostle leaned on Jesus's bosom. Oh, Thou condescending Savior! didst Thou mean to manifest, by this endearing token, how dear and precious all Thy redeemed ones are in Thy esteem?

But stop, my soul. If John lay on Jesus' breast, where was it Jesus Himself lay, when He left all for Thy salvation? The disciple whom Jesus loved lay upon Jesus' bosom; but He, whom the Father loved, lay in the bosom of the Father - nay, was embosomed there; was wrapped up in the very soul of the Father from eternity. Who shall undertake to speak of the most glorious state of the Son of God, before He condescended to come forth from the bosom of God for the salvation of His people? Who shall describe the blessedness of the Father and the Son in their mutual enjoyment of each other? Jesus, when He was in the bosom of the Father, had not emptied Himself of His glory. Jesus had not been made in the likeness of sinful flesh. Jesus had not put Himself under the law. He was not then a “Man of Sorrows.” He was not then acquainted with grief. He had not then exposed His face to shame and spitting; neither to poverty, temptation, the bloody sweat, and the cross. And did Jesus go through all these, and more? Did Jesus leave the Father's bosom; and did the Father take this only-begotten, only-beloved Son from His bosom; that John might lean on Jesus's bosom, and all the redeemed, like him, one day, dwell with Jesus, and lean and rest in His embraces for ever?

Oh, for hearts to love both the FATHER and the SON, who have so loved us; that we may be ready to part with all, and forsake all, and die to all, that we may live in Jesus, and to Jesus, and rest in His bosom forever. --Robert Hawker

The Most Precious Thing in Heaven or Earth
In giving Christ to die for poor sinners, God gave the richest jewel in His cabinet; a mercy of the greatest worth, and most inestimable value.

Heaven itself is not so valuable and precious as Christ is! Ten thousand thousand worlds - as many worlds as angels can number, would not outweigh Christ's love, excellency and sweetness! O what a lovely One! What an excellent, beautiful, ravishing One - is Christ!

Put the beauty of ten thousand paradises, like the garden of Eden, into one; put all flowers, all fragrances, all colors, all tastes, all joys, all sweetness, all loveliness into one; O what a lovely and excellent thing would that be! And yet it would be less to that loveliest and dearest well-beloved Christ - than one drop of rain to all the seas, rivers, lakes, and fountains of ten thousand earths!

Now, for God to bestow the mercy of mercies, the most precious thing in heaven or earth, upon poor sinners; and, as great, as lovely, as excellent as His Son was - what kind of love is this! --John Flavel
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“For Thou hast made Him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned Him with glory and honor. Thou madest Him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under His feet:” Psalm 8:5-6
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