Thursday, February 26, 2009

Linen from the Lamb

"Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.... And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean" (Revelation 19:7,14).

Behold the marriage of the Lamb
Is ready to begin:
The church is clothed in righteousness
From Him who took our sin.

Her garment of salvation is
The linen, clean and white.
This righteousness she wears is His,
All spotless in His sight.

Behold the armies of the Lord
Are clothed in linen too.
His righteousness can well afford
To cleanse them in His view.

We thank You, Lord, for we have seen
The armies and the wife
Who wear the linen, white and clean,
For whom You gave Your life.

We thank You, for we see displayed
Ourselves in Revelation:
We are the ones You have arrayed
In garments of salvation!

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