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SDA Hymnal 177

Jesus, Your Blood and Righteousness

Words: Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf; tr. John WesleyMusic: William GardinerTune: GermanyL.M.

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1Jesus, Your blood and righteousness
My beauty are, my glorious dress;
Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed,
With joy shall I lift up my head.

2Bold shall I stand in that great day,
Cleansed and redeemed, no debt to pay;
For by Your cross absolved I am
From sin and guilt, from fear and shame.

3Lord, I believe Your precious blood,
Which at the mercy seat of God
Forever does for sinners plead,
For me, even for my soul, was shed.

4When from the dust of death I rise
To claim my mansion in the skies,
Then shall I be fulfilled in these,
And sin and I will Jesus' be.

Meter
L.M.
Scripture
Isaiah 61:10; Romans 3:21-26

The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 55% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Jesus, Your blood and righteousness/˘˘/˘/˘˘8A
My beauty are, my glorious dress;˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B*
Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed,//˘/˘˘˘/8C
With joy shall I lift up my head.˘/˘˘/˘˘/8D

Verse 2

Bold shall I stand in that great day,/˘˘/˘˘//8A
Cleansed and redeemed, no debt to pay;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
For by Your cross absolved I am˘˘˘/˘/˘˘8B
From sin and guilt, from fear and shame.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 3

Lord, I believe Your precious blood,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Which at the mercy seat of God˘˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Forever does for sinners plead,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
For me, even for my soul, was shed.˘˘/˘˘/˘/8D*

Verse 4

When from the dust of death I rise/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
To claim my mansion in the skies,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Then shall I be fulfilled in these,/˘˘˘˘/˘˘8B
And sin and I will Jesus' be.˘/˘˘˘/˘˘8C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.