"But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light,

cleanseth us from All sin.”

1 John 1:7

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Author: Isaac Watts Tune: O For A Thousand Tongues ( C.G. Glaser/L. Mason)

1. Come, let us join our cheerful songs

With angels 'round the throne;

Ten thousand thousand are their tongues

But all their joys are one.

2. "Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry,

"To be exalted thus."

"Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply,

"For He was slain for us."

3. Let all that dwell above the sky,

And air, and earth, and seas,

Conspire to lift Thy glories high,

And speak Thine endless praise.

4. The whole creation join in one

To bless the sacred name

Of Him who sits upon the throne,

And to adore the Lamb.

There is not a sin upon you that the blood of Christ cannot wash clean. There is not an offense that the gracious God cannot forgive. The great obstacle that lies between you and God is not your sin so much as your righteousness! It is true that our sins have separated us from our God, but it is our righteousness that keeps us apart.

There is a remedy for sin in the gospel, so our sin is no hindrance to our salvation in Christ. However, our righteousness will keep us from simply receiving God's grace in Christ; and that will prevent our being saved. If you have not trusted the Lord Jesus to save your soul by His blood and righteousness, it is because you yet have hope in your own righteousness: either a righteousness you have already performed or one that you hope to perform in the future. How subtle is self-righteousness! God grant you and me grace to see it for what it is and forsake it in favor of Christ who is our righteousness.

--Pastor Joe Terrell

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Twenty seven times does the word "LAMB," as our Lord's heavenly name, occur in the book of Revelation, bringing perpetually before the Redeemed in glory the cross and the blood, as if to prevent the possibility of our losing sight of CHRIST CRUCIFIED.

The glory of heaven revolves around the cross, and every object on which the eye beholds in the celestial city will remind us of the cross and carry us back to Golgotha. Never shall we get beyond, nor turn our backs on it, nor cease to draw from it the divine virtue which it contains.

It is the LAMB who stands in the midst of the elders (Rev. 5:6) and before whom they fall down. "Worthy is the Lamb" is the theme of the celestial song (Rev. 5:9-12). It is the LAMB that opens the seals (6:1). It is before the LAMB that the great multitude stand clothed in white (7:9). It is the blood of the LAMB that washes the raiment white (7:14). It is by the blood of the LAMB that the victory is won (12:11). The book of life belongs to the LAMB slain (13:8). It was the LAMB that stood on the glorious Mount Zion (14:1).

It is the LAMB that redeemed multitude are seen following (14:4), and that multitude is the first fruits unto God and unto the LAMB. It is the song of the LAMB that is sung in heaven (15:3). It is the LAMB that wars and overcomes (17:14). It is the marriage of the LAMB that we are called unto (19:7-9). The church is the LAMB'S wife (21:9). On the foundations of the heavenly city are written the names of the twelve apostles of the LAMB (21:14). Of this city the Lord God Almighty and the LAMB are the temple (21:22). Of this city the Lamb is the Light (21:23). The book of life of the LAMB and the throne of the LAMB (21:27, 22:1-3) sum up this wondrous list of honors and dignities belonging to the Lord Jesus Christ as the crucified and enthroned son of God. Copied

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