Before The Throne of God Above

I love hymns! They are a confession of who I am, and I relate so much to them and the words they say. I heard this hymn, Before the Throne of God Above, on a Celtic radio station, and I've been listening to it for 2 hours non-stop. By the way, this song is the jam, as Dustin would say. I don't know of many better. Take a look at the Scriptural truths found in it, especially in verse 2, and you will quickly see why this song is already one of my all-time favorites.


Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea
A great High Priest whose name is Love
Who ever lives and pleads for me
My name is graven on His hands
My name is written on His heart
I know that while in heaven He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart
No tongue can bid me thence depart

When Satan tempts me to despair
And tells me of the guilt within
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin
Because the sinless Savior died
My sinful soul is counted free
For God the Just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me
To look on Him and pardon me

Behold Him there the risen Lamb
My perfect spotless Righteousness
The great unchangeable I Am
The King of glory and of grace
One with Himself I cannot die
My soul is purchased by His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high
With Christ my Savior and my God
With Christ my Savior and my God

I bow before the cross of Christ
And marvel at this love divine
God's perfect Son was sacrificed
To make me righteous in God's eyes
This river's depths I cannot know
But I can glory in its flood
The Lord Most High has bowed down low
And poured on me His glorious love
And poured on me His glorious love

CCLI Song No. 2306412© 1997 Sovereign Grace Worship (Admin. by Integrity's Hosanna! Music)Charitie Lees Bancroft / Vikki Cook CCLI License No. 747245