(Verse 1) From the deserts of Arabia, from the mountains cold and high From the cities built on ancient sand beneath a burning sky Where the crescent hung for centuries, where the call to prayer rang long A new sound is rising, heaven bends to hear the song (Pre-Chorus) The Lamb who was slain worthy to receive Is drawing His people from where none believed (Chorus) Every tribe, every tongue, every nation, every tongue Before the throne of the Lamb, the great multitude has come From the sons of Ishmael, from the daughters of the East The redeemed of all the ages gathered now before the King Every tribe, every tongue, every people, every one The harvest of the ages, the work of God is done (Verse 2) We have carried light to darkened places, walked where few have gone We have wept beside the suffering, we have labored, we held on And the seeds sown deep in secret, by the blood of those who dared Are breaking through the desert floor — the Father heard our prayers (Pre-Chorus) The Lamb who was slain worthy to receive Is drawing His people from where none believed (Chorus) (Bridge — slow, weighty, worshipful) Worthy, worthy, worthy is the Lamb To receive the glory of every tribe and land Purchased with Your blood, from every tongue and race We will stand before Your throne, we will see Your face Worthy, worthy — let the nations rise Let the unreached find You before our very eyes Do not rest, O church, until the work is through Every tribe has worshipped, every tongue has praised You (Final Chorus — full, triumphant) Every tribe, every tongue, every nation, every people Before the throne of the Lamb, the great multitude has come From the sons of Ishmael, from the daughters of the East The redeemed of all the ages gathered now before the King Every tribe, every tongue, every people, every one The harvest of the ages, the work of God is done (Outro — spoken or sung softly) “After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb…” (Revelation 7:9)
