Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby
1820–1915

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Songs of Love and Praise No. 3, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney, Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick & Hen­ry L. Gil­mour (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1896), page 175. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as Hope Try­a­way, one of Fan­ny’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick, 1891 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William J. Kirkpatrick
1838–1921

Lyrics

My happy soul rejoices,
The sky is bright above;
I’ll join the heav’nly voices,
And sing redeeming love.

Refrain

For there’s power in Jesus’ blood,
Power in Jesus’ blood;
There’s power in Jesus’ blood
To wash me white as snow.

I heard the blessèd story
Of Him who died to save;
The love of Christ swept o’er me,
My all to Him I gave.

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His gracious words of pardon
Were music to my heart;
He took away my burden,
And bade my fears depart.

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I plunge beneath this fountain,
That cleanseth white as snow;
It pours from Calvary’s mountain,
With blessing in its flow.

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Oh, crown Him King forever!
My Savior and my friend;
By Zion’s crystal river
His praise shall never end.

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