Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#253

253. Not all the blood of beasts

1 Not all the blood of beasts
On Jewish altars slain
Could give the guilty conscience peace,
Or wash away the stain.

2 But Christ, the heav'nly Lamb,
Takes all our sins away;
A sacrifice of nobler name
And richer blood than they.

3 My faith would lay her hand
On that dear head of Thine,
While like a penitent I stand,
And there confess my sin.

4 My soul looks back to see
The burden Thou didst bear
When hanging on the cursed tree;
And knows her guilt was there.

5 Believing, we rejoice
To see the curse remove;
We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice
And sing His bleeding love.

Text Information

• First Line: Not all the blood of beasts
• Author: Isaac Watts (1709)
• Meter: S. M. No. 3
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Justification; Fifth Sunday in Lent
• Notes: Alternate Tune: THATCHER, #60

Tune Information

• Name: STATE STREET
• Composer: Jonathan Call Woodman (1844)
• Meter: S. M. No. 3
• Key: B♭ Major