English poem
REV. V. The Song of the CHURCH
by John Barnard (1815–1882)
Thou worthy art to take the Book, And open ev'ry Seal; For thou wast slain, and, by thy Blood, Redeem'd us from all Ill, To God; from ev'ry Nation, Tongue, And Tribe of humane Birth; And made us Kings, and Priests, to God, And we shall reign on Earth.