Scripture Verse

Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: Thy blessing is upon Thy people. Psalm 3:8

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Sac­red Me­lo­dies: Nos. 1 and 2 Com­bined, ed­it­ed by Ed­ward C. Av­is & Jo­shua Gill (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Mc­Don­ald & Gill, 1886), num­ber 14. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as Hen­ri­et­ta E. Blair, one of Fan­ny’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)

Lyrics

There is per­fect cleans­ing
In the pre­cious blood
That flows for all so free;
There is full sal­va­tion
In its crim­son flood;
There’s a bless­ing
From the Lord for me.

Refrain

There’s a bless­ing for me,
There’s a bless­ing for me,
A bless­ing from the Lord for me;
There is full sal­va­tion
In the crim­son flood;
There’s a bless­ing
From the Lord for me.

I am saved each mo­ment
Thro’ the cleans­ing blood
That now, by faith, I see;
I am sweet­ly rest­ing
A the cross I love;
There’s a bless­ing
From the Lord for me.

Refrain

Oh, the blood, that keeps me
From the pow­er of sin,
My con­stant theme shall be;
I have laid my bur­den
At the Sav­ior’s feet;
There’s a bless­ing
From the Lord for me.

Refrain

There is life eter­nal
In the precious blood
That still is flowing free,
And my soul shall glo­ry
In the Sav­ior’s cross;
There’s a bless­ing
From the Lord for me.

Refrain