Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

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Henry L. Gilmour
1836–1920

Words: Charles A. Tush­ing­ham, in Pen­te­cost­al Prais­es, by Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick & Hen­ry Gil­mour (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1898), page 24.

Music: Ba­tam Hen­ry L. Gil­mour (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

I’m glad the flood, which flowed so free
On Calvary’s brow, for you and me,
Applied to hearts made foul by sin,
Removes the guilt, brings peace within.

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O may the Savior’s precious blood,
The sacred, all atoning blood,
With cleansing power sweep o’er my soul,
To sanctify and make me whole.

I see God’s reconcilèd face,
Yet need a deeper work of grace,
The fullness which He can supply,
The cleansing blood to purify.

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I want the Christian’s Pentecost,
The promised gift, the Holy Ghost,
To bring with sound like rushing wind,
Deliverance from the carnal mind.

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To me this second blessing give,
That I the higher life may live;
This holiness, this perfect love,
For earth below or Heav’n above.

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With faith in God, I lift a prayer,
My consecration now declare;
On Christ, the altar, lay my all,
And wait for fire from Heav’n to fall.

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It comes with witness bright and clear,
To scatter doubts and banish fear;
Praise God, the Pentecostal shower
Breaks now with purity and power.

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