1
Here is a joyful army
standing in ranks upon holy Mount Zion.
Their leader is the Lamb Himself.
How blessed and overflowing with joy they are!
2
The names of the Father and the Son
are forever written upon their foreheads.
When we think of such indescribable blessing,
we can only marvel.
How blessed and overflowing with joy they are!
3
As they play their instruments like heavenly musicians,
their sound rises like the roar of mighty waters.
The beautiful music of their harps
fills the heavens.
How blessed and overflowing with joy they are!
4
Together with the elders and the four living creatures,
they stand before God's throne
and sing a new song.
It is a song of unfading joy
that never grows old.
5
Except for those who were redeemed
and purchased by the holy blood of the Lamb,
no one could learn this song.
Only they can sing
this glorious heavenly song.
6
These are the chosen ones—
the countless thousands upon thousands
who kept themselves pure.
They were not defiled by sexual immorality
or led astray by the ways of the world.
Joy belongs to them forever!
7
These are the saints
who follow the Lamb wherever He goes.
They were redeemed from among humanity
as an offering of the firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
There is no injustice or falsehood in them.
8
No, there is not the slightest stain upon them.
They are people of truth and great honor.
All their suffering has finally passed away.
And now, in everything and above everything,
God alone is their all in all.