Lamb of God, Thou now art seated

Lamb of God, Thou now art seated. James George Deck* (1802-1884). This as Part 2 of Deck’s hymn beginning ‘Lamb of God! our souls adore Thee’*, first published in the Appendix in the 1841 edition of George Vicesimus Wigram*’s Hymns for the Poor of the Flock (1838). Stanzas 5-7 of this hymn are normally treated as a separate hymn. They celebrate the victory of Christ and his final triumph: Lamb of God! Thou now art seated  High upon Thy Father’s throne;All Thy gracious work completed,  All Thy mighty victory won:Every knee in heaven is bending  To the Lamb for sinners slain;Every voice and harp is swelling -  ‘Worthy is the Lamb to reign.’ Lord! in all thy power and glory,  Still thy...