The blood of Jesus Christ…cleanseth us from all sin.
1 John 1:7
Words: Isaac W. Naylor, in Songs of the Soul, edited by Joseph F. Berry & James Black (New York: George Hughes, 1894), number 2.
Music: Imphal James M. Black (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Naylor (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), or a better one of Black,
Oh! hasten now to Calv’ry’s mountain,
There’s cleansing in the precious blood;
And plunge into the flowing fountain,
There’s cleansing in the precious blood.
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There’s cleansing in the precious blood,
Plunge now beneath the crimson flood;
Confessing all your sins to Jesus,
There’s cleansing in the precious blood.
Come now, together let us reason,
There’s cleansing in the precious blood;
Although your sins be red like crimson,
There’s cleansing in the precious blood.
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Your heart is full of sin and sadness,
There’s cleansing in the precious blood;
In Jesus there is joy and gladness,
There’s cleansing in the precious blood.
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At morning, noon and night I’m singing,
There’s cleansing in the precious blood;
Oh, let us keep the anthem ringing,
There’s cleansing in the precious blood.
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