A doxology based on Revelation 1-3
“Jesus, the Christ, of God’s great revelation, showing His servants all things that He said.
Faithful and true is this God of salvation, Firstborn Creator who rose from the dead.
Ruler of all of the kings of the nations, loves us and frees us: His blood for our sins.
Made us a kingdom of priests’ ordination: Glory, dominion forever, Amen!
Look! He is coming in clouds soon hereafter; all who have mocked Him and pierced Him shall wail.
Alpha, Omega, the Heavenly Father, testifies now that His Son will prevail.
Alpha, Omega, God’s Son and our Savior; this Son of Man is the voice that we hail.
Telling us all of God’s love and His power; this Revelation, this Christ is unveiled.
High Priestly robe is His beautiful clothing. Hair, white like wool, and His eyes like a fire.
Feet like the bronze as refined by their flaming: We fall before Him, the Lord we admire.
Voice like the waters, the waves in their roaring; His right hand fills all His men with desire.
Out from His mouth, the sharp sword made for fighting, telling us all of what God now requires.
His face like sunlight in brightness is shining: wisdom and power and justice unite.
Fear not! The First and the Last is now ruling: present and future and past in His sight.
Living, He died, but He lives by His rising! He holds the keys of old death and hell’s might.
Pastors and churches our Lord is still holding; Christ fills them all with His brightness and light.
Christ has the sevenfold Heavenly Spirit; He grips His pastors who are but mere men.
He is the holy and true without limits; Christ holds the key and His gospel will send.
Our faithful Lord calls us all to repentance. Poverty, blindness and shame He can end.
God of creation: our churches He visits; True, faithful witness, the Father’s Amen.
This is a just a brief description of the character and credentials of the One who promised, “I will build my church!” The church glorifies Christ by trusting Him and His gospel, and this is how it makes a difference in a crazy, mixed-up world.”
© Gordon A. Dickson, from the book “12 Ways You Can Make a Difference in This Crazy, Mixed-up World” available here.