Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#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 heavenly 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 curséd 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Not all the blood of beasts
• Title: Not all the Blood of Beasts
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (1709)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Faith and Justification

Tune Information

• Name: BEN RHYDDING
• Composer: Alexander Robert Reinagle, 1799-1877 (1865)
• Meter: S. M.