Scripture Verse

Christ Jesus, whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood. Romans 3:24–25

Introduction

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James Rowe (1865–1933)

Words: James Rowe, in Im­ma­nu­el’s Praise, ed­it­ed by Charles M. Al­ex­an­der, J. Fred Schol­field & George C. Steb­bins (New York: Flem­ing H. Re­vell, 1914), num­ber 64.

Music: Ca­ta­tum­bo Da­ni­el R. Wade (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Wade (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Have faith in the blood of the Cru­ci­fied One,
For tru­ly it ban­ish­es sin;
Your sins may be ma­ny, but soon shall be gone,
The fount­ain is wait­ing, step in.

Refrain

Have faith in the blood that ban­ish­es sin;
Come now to the soul-cleans­ing flood;
There’s cleans­ing for all who have faith to step in;
Have faith, oh, have faith in the blood.

Your Sav­ior has died that your soul may be free,
His life-blood was given for you;
Oh, come to the fount­ain that cleansed you may be,
Let Je­sus your spir­it re­new.

Refrain

So far from the right you have wandered away,
Come now, let your wandering cease;
The Lord will remove your transgressions today
And fill you with gladness and peace.

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Don’t wait till the gate of the fountain shall close
And shut you for­ev­er outside;
Oh, come to the Lord, on His bosom repose
And there, free and sinless, abide.

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