Scripture Verse

The precious blood of Christ. 1 Peter 1:19

Introduction

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Melvin J. Hill (1881–1950)

Words: How­ard Eck­el, in The Old Sto­ry in Song Num­ber Two, ed­it­ed by Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick, Hen­ry L. Gil­mour, Ar­thur S. Ma­gann & Mel­vin Hill (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Praise Publ­ish­ing, 1908), num­ber 149.

Music: Mel­vin J. Hill (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Complete in Him, I dare to say,
The blood has washed all sin away;
I’ll praise Him while on earth I stay,
And shout thro’ Heav’n’s eter­nal day.

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The pre­cious blood of Je­sus
Has cleansed my heart from sin.
The pre­cious blood of Je­sus
Has made me pure within.

If there’s a heart that is im­pure,
Apply the blood with­out de­lay,
And you will find the pro­mise sure,
The blood of Christ will cleanse to­day.

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The pro­mise is to you and yours,
And all that now are far away
Will find the blood that al­ways cures,
If you Je­ho­vah’s call ob­ey.

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Whoever will may come, though dead,
The Spir­it and the Bride hath said,
Let him that hear­eth, tell it ’round,
Abundant life in Christ is found.

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