Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal. 9th ed. ‎#a260

a260. Christ's crimson blood and rightedousness

1 Christ's crimson blood and righteousness
My glory are and spotless dress;
In this before my God I'll stand
And enter heaven, my fatherland.

2 And should I through Christ's merits prove
Yet e'er so faithful in my love,
That I could keep from wrong alway
And sin not, to my dying day,

3 Still would I, when I Christ shall see,
Not think of zeal or piety,
But this: a sinner nears the throne
Whose plea for life is grace alone.

4 Being praised, O Jesus, without end,
That Thou from heaven didst descend,
And hast for me a ransom paid—
For a full atonement made.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ's crimson blood and rightedousness
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1895
• Topic: The Catechism: Justification
• Notes: Author from Index: Zinzendorf— E. Cronenwett; Hymn from the German Text: Christi Blut und Gerechtigkeit

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