Lyrics
'Tis finished! The Messiah dies,
Cut off for sins, but not His own:
Accomplished is the sacrifice,
The great redeeming work is done!
’Tis finished! All the debt is paid;
Justice divine is satisfied;
The grand and full atonement made;
God for a guilty world hath died.
The veil is rent in Christ alone;
The living way to Heaven is seen;
The middle wall is broken down,
And all mankind may enter in.
The types and figures are fulfilled;
Exacted is the legal pain;
The precious promises are sealed;
The spotless Lamb of God is slain.
The reign of sin and death is o’er,
And all may live from sin set free;
Satan hath lost his mortal power;
’Tis swallowed up in victory!
Saved from the legal curse I am,
My Savior hangs on yonder tree:
See there the meek, expiring Lamb!
’Tis finished! He expires for me.
Accepted in the Well-beloved,
And clothed in righteousness divine,
I see the bar to heaven removed;
And all Thy merits, Lord, are mine!
Death, hell, and sin are now subdued;
All grace is now to sinners given;
And lo, I plead the atoning blood,
And in Thy right I claim Thy Heaven!
Song History & Meaning
Composer / Hymnodist: Charles Wesley
When Jesus cried out "'Tis finished!" on the cross, He declared a final victory over sin and separation. The debt of our guilt was fully paid, satisfying divine justice and tearing wide open the veil that kept us from God's presence. There is nothing left for us to earn or add to His complete sacrifice—only grace to receive. Today, let us rest with deep gratitude in the truth that Christ's love has opened a living way home for our souls.
📖 Related Scripture Passages:
- John 19:30: “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” He bowed his head and gave up his spirit.”
- Romans 5:8: “But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
- Hebrews 10:12: “but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;”