Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

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Eliza E. Hewitt (1851–1920)

Words: Eli­za E. Hew­itt, in Songs of Re­dem­ption (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Chris­tian Wit­ness Com­pa­ny, 1899).

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

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William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)

Lyrics

Lord, keep my soul from day to day,
Under the blood, un­der the blood;
Take doubt and fear and sin away,
Under the pre­cious blood.

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Under the blood, the pre­cious blood,
Under the cleans­ing, heal­ing flood;
Keep me, Sav­ior, from day to day;
Under the pre­cious blood.

The sin­ner’s re­fuge here alone,
Under the blood, un­der the blood;
Here Je­sus makes sal­vation known,
Under the pre­cious blood.

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Lord, with Thy­self my spirit fill,
Under the blood, un­der the blood;
And work in me to do Thy will,
Under the pre­cious blood.

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Sweet peace abides with­in the heart,
Under the blood, un­der the blood;
And gifts di­vine their joy im­part,
Under the pre­cious blood.

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The Ho­ly Spi­rit, hour by hour,
Under the blood, un­der the blood,
Exerts His sanc­ti­fy­ing pow­er,
Under the pre­cious blood.

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