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God’s Christ, who is my righteousness,
My beauty is, my glorious dress;
Midst flaming worlds, in this arrayed,
With joy shall I lift up my head.
My beauty is, my glorious dress;
Midst flaming worlds, in this arrayed,
With joy shall I lift up my head.
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Lord, I believe Thy precious blood,
Which, at the mercy seat of God,
Forever doth for sinners plead,
For me, e’en for my soul, was shed.
Which, at the mercy seat of God,
Forever doth for sinners plead,
For me, e’en for my soul, was shed.
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Lord, I believe were sinners more
Than sands upon the ocean shore,
Thou hast for all a ransom paid,
For all a full redemption made.
Than sands upon the ocean shore,
Thou hast for all a ransom paid,
For all a full redemption made.
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Bold can I stand in every way,
For who aught to my charge shall lay?
Fully, by Thee, absolved I am
From sin and fear, from guilt and shame.
For who aught to my charge shall lay?
Fully, by Thee, absolved I am
From sin and fear, from guilt and shame.
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This spotless robe the same appears,
When ruined nature sinks in years;
No age can change its glorious hue,
Its glory is forever new.
When ruined nature sinks in years;
No age can change its glorious hue,
Its glory is forever new.
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Thou God of power, Thou God of love,
Let all Thy saints Thy mercy prove;
Our beauty this, our glorious dress,
Jesus the Lord, our Righteousness.
Let all Thy saints Thy mercy prove;
Our beauty this, our glorious dress,
Jesus the Lord, our Righteousness.
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John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, was born on June 27, 1703 at Epsworth Rectory. He was the eldest of the Wesley Brothers. When he was six years old (1709), he was rescued from the Rectory house which was burned down. He always remembered this: God had a work for him to do and was preserved him for it.
In 1729 while attending Oxford he found a group called the Methodists and immediately became their leader. It was a movement within the Church of England. Their main purpose was to conduct their lives and study by “rule and method”. His brother Charles and George Whitfield also joined. Even though they were Anglican, they were prohibited from preaching from the pulpit of the Church of England. Instead, they preached out in the open fields, barns, houses and anywhere they were permitted to. Their one weakness was that man once saved could lose his salvation.
When he was ordained a minister, he had not yet met the Savior. He went to America on a ship to preach the gospel to the Indians but not in the way of salvation but of religion. When he returned to London, he met the Moravians and was especially helped by Peter Boehler. Wesley says of him, “I was clearly convinced of unbelief and of the want of faith whereby alone we are saved. ”
In 1738, while John was listening to the preface to the book of Romans, as written by Martin Luther, he was brought face to face with God’s word and remarked, “While he was describing the change which God works in the heart, through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed; I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone, for salvation; and an
assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine! ”
John did not write as many hymns as Charles but he is said to have preached forty thousand times and traveled 250, 000 miles. Many souls were brought to Christ through his earnest and zealous preaching.
In 1791 after preaching in the parlor of the magistrate at Leatherhead near London, he returned home fatigued and ill. His text had been, “Seek the Lord while He may be found. ” The Lord took him home on March 2, 1791, after a life full of service for God, at the age of 88.
The stanza in this hymn befits his experience in salvation and in his living:
“ The Lord of life in death hath lain
To clear me from all charge of sin;
And, Lord, from guilt is crimson stain
Thy precious blood hath made me clean. ”
“Clad in this robe, how bright I shine!
Angels possess not such a dress;
Angels have not a robe like mine, —
Jesus the Lord’s my righteousness. ”
Although this hymn is not found in hymnal. net, hymn, 295, which was written by Count Zinzendorf was translated by John Wesley.
San Marcos, TX, United States
Oh this hymn is so deep! Even the title touches my being. “GOD CHRIST WHO IS MY RIGHTEOUSNESS”. Satan needs to hear these over and over again. The overcomers are those who enjoy and value the blood. Oh open our eyes Lord to see what You’ve done and not what we are.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Thank You Lord for shedding blood for such a sinner in order to cleanse and justify. How I cannot say You are my Lord, love and righteousness. I regret and repent my life. Show me how to live rest of my life. I cannot believe in myself. Live out through me. I want to express You.
Johannesburg, South Africa
God’s Christ, who is my righteousness,
My beauty is, my glorious dress;
Midst flaming worlds, in this arrayed,
With joy shall I lift up my head.
San Francisco, CA, United States
Hallelujah we are of God in Christ Jesus! This One is our righteousness. Thank the Lord He satisfied God’s righteous requirements so He could pay a ransom for us. We have full redemption! Praise Him!
Anaheim, CA, United States
Lord, I believe that when You ascended to the throne, You brought Your own blood. That blood allows me to stand before God with boldness because the entire situation has been appeased.
Russia
Last night I was impressed with the first stanza afresh.
O, Lord, amen, hallelujah!
"Midst flaming worlds, in this arrayed,
With joy shall I lift up my head."!!!!!
And I also enjoy the verse the way it's been translated into my language (Russian):
"Среди пылающих миров
Ликую я Ты мой покров."!!!!!!!!
Deez Nutz, United States, Afghanistan
Amen brothers and sisters!! This song really touched me to love Him and enjoy Him more.
London, United Kingdom
I love and appreciate the Lord for His covering as our righteousness. Thank You Jesus Christ our robe of righteousness. May You gain Your heart's desire.
CA, United States
When a sinner believes, two basic but profound things happen, he is made righteous and is justified before God, hallelujah! And this new life union begins to develop. Lets Go, and tell the world.