Worthy Is the Lamb (Revelation 4-5)

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Worthy Is the Lamb

Revelation 4-5

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Worthy Is the Lamb

Revelation 4-5

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This song belongs to the Revelation collection. 8 recordings are available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

Bible book: Revelation
Collection: Revelation
Musical styles: World Music, Electronic, Cinematic Soundtrack, Rock, Worship & Gospel, Soul, Blues & Jazz

[Throne Verse] A door stood open in heaven. A throne burned emerald round. Twenty-four elders bowed, Four living creatures sounded: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was, who is, And is to come in glory. [Refrain] Thou art worthy, O Lord, To receive glory, honor, power. All things were created And exist beneath Thy pleasure. Crowns fall down before the throne; Lightning crosses crystal sea. Thou art worthy, O Lord, From age to age to be. [Verse 2] A scroll lay sealed in the right hand; No one in heaven or earth was found Worthy to open or look within it. John wept bitterly at the sound. Then an elder named the Lion, Root of David, victory won. John looked and saw a Lamb once slain Standing before the throne. [Choir Chorus] Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain and has redeemed A people out of every tribe, Every language, nation, stream. Worthy is the Lamb: Power, riches, wisdom, might, Honor, glory, blessing Rise through day and endless night. [Final Chorus] Every creature in the heavens, On the earth and under sea, Answered blessing to the throne And to the Lamb eternally.

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Revelation 4: Before the judgments, an occupied throne

After the messages to the churches, the Book of Revelation opens a door in heaven and immediately centers the vision on a throne that is already occupied. Before any new judgment is shown, government is established. The seated one is described through jewel-like radiance and an emerald-looking rainbow rather than a physical portrait. Around the throne sit twenty-four crowned elders, while four living creatures full of eyes answer divine holiness without rest. Lightning, thunder, seven burning lamps, and a glasslike sea make the scene immense without making it chaotic. The elders repeatedly leave their own seats of dignity to fall before the greater throne and cast down their crowns. Their song explains God's worthiness through creation: all things exist by his will. The chapter prepares the question of worthiness in chapter 5 by first showing that every lesser honor in heaven remains oriented toward the Creator.

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Revelation 5: The Lion is revealed as a slain Lamb

A book sealed with seven seals creates a crisis that heaven's entire created order cannot solve. No one in heaven, earth, or beneath the earth is found worthy to open it, and John weeps. An elder announces the answer as the Lion of Judah and Root of David, but when John looks he sees a Lamb standing as though slain. The Book of Revelation makes that change from hearing to seeing the chapter's hinge: royal victory is revealed through sacrificial death. The Lamb takes the sealed book without struggle, and the response widens in circles. Living creatures and elders sing a new song, angels join with an immense acclamation, and finally every creature gives blessing and honor to God on the throne and to the Lamb. Worthiness is not asserted abstractly. It is explained by the Lamb's death and redemption of people from every kindred, tongue, people, and nation.

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