Matthew 25:1-13: "1 'Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6 But at midnight there was a cry, "Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him." 7 Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, "Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out." 9 But the wise answered, saying, "Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves." 10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, "Lord, lord, open to us." 12 But he answered, "Truly, I say to you, I do not know you." 13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.'"
Revelation 19:6-9: "6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, 'Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. 7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; 8 it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure' - for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
"9 And the angel said to me, 'Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.' And he said to me, 'These are the true words of God.'"
Revelation 7:9-17: "9 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, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, 'Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!' 11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying, 'Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.'
"13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, 'Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?' 14 I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' And he said to me, 'These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 'Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.'"
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Aside from the first stanza, the text is public domain:
There shall we see in glory
Our dear Redeemer's face;
The long-awaited story
Of heav'nly joy takes place:
The patriarchs shall meet us,
The prophets' holy band;
Apostles, martyrs greet us
In that celestial land.
There God shall from all evil
Forever make us free,
From sin and from the devil,
From all adversity,
From sickness, pain, and sadness,
From troubles, cares, and fears,
And grant us heav'nly gladness
And wipe away our tears.
In that fair home shall never
Be silent music's voice;
With hearts and lips forever
We shall in God rejoice,
While angel hosts are raising
With saints from great to least
A mighty hymn for praising
The Giver of the feast.
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The first verse comes from the text from Matthew 25.
The second and third verses come from Revelation 7. The second half of the second verse describes the "great multitude" from verse 9 (although it's also present in Revelation 19:6), and the third verse expands on the "shelter[ing]" in verses 15-17.
The lines "From sin and from the devil, / From all adversity, / From sickness, pain, and sadness, / From troubles, cares, and fears" exhibit two rhetorical devices: cataloguing (the list of ills from which God will deliver us) and anaphora (the repeated "from"). Both of these devices emphasize the amount and variety of these difficulties.
The fourth verse comes form Revelation 19. The rejoicing described throughout the verse could be cited from Revelation 7 (which also contains "crying out with a loud voice"), but the focus is on "The Giver of the feast" and that feast is "the marriage supper of the Lamb" (verse 9).
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Between the setting of a marriage feast and the ranking mentioned in the line "With saints from great to least" (which - incidentally - contains a merism), the fourth verse also recalls the parable of the Wedding Feast in Luke 14:7-11.
The version of this hymn in Lutheran Worship contains some different verses, a different translation, or perhaps both. The third verse begins: "Then Christ, his glory sharing, / Will give us crowns of gold," which seems to be a reference to the end of Revelation 2:10: "'Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.'" The verse ends with the lines "The Father with embraces / Will welcome us, each one, / Robed in the Spirit's graces / As princely as God's Son," and this welcome with embraces and a fine robe matches that at the end of the parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32.
