Scripture Verse

The blood of Jesus Christ…cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John 1:7

Introduction

Words: F. C. Bak­er, in Ech­oes of Ed­en, by Ed­win O. Ex­cell (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: E. O. Ex­cell, 1884), num­ber 73.

Music: E. F. Mill­er (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Bak­er or Mill­er’s full name, or where to get good pho­tos of them (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

I knew that God in His Word had spok­en,
The pow’r of sin can all be brok­en,
The heart held cap­tive, yet be free;
Lord, is this bless­ing not for me?

Refrain

The blood, the blood is all my plea,
Hallejujah! it cleans­eth me;
The blood, the blood is all my plea,
Hallejujah! it cleans­eth me.

Must I go on in sin and sor­row,
Today in sun­shine, clouds to­mor­row?
First I’m sin­ning, then re­pent­ing.
Now I’m stub­born, then re­lent­ing.

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With ang­uish wrung, I cried,
My Lord, is there not pow’r in Je­sus’ blood
To make in me a per­fect cure,
To cleanse my heart and keep it pure?

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Oh, yes, My love will take you in,
The blood will cleanse you from all sin,
Will wash away your guil­ty stains,
And cleanse, till not one spot re­mains.

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And there I stand this ve­ry hour,
Kept by al­migh­ty keep­ing pow­er;
Temptations come, the blood’s my plea,
The pre­cious blood now cleans­es me.

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