The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11737

11737. The Blood Upon The Door

1 When the Lord passed over Egypt,
There was weeping everywhere,
For the angel smote the firstborn
Of each family dwelling there;
But some houses He passed over,
As His word had said before,
And death entered not the portals
Where the blood was on the door.

Refrain:
Precious blood upon the door,
Saving blood upon the door;
O, my soul, there is no danger,
When the blood is on the door.

2 We are in a land of danger,
And death lurks on every hand;
But that soul has perfect safety
Who obeys the Lord’s command;
For secure in God’s pavilion,
He can watch life’s breakers roar,
For God’s angels guard that dwelling
Where the blood is on the door. [Refrain]

3 Not the blood of lambs or cattle,
Sprinkled over any part,
But the blood of Christ the Savior,
Can redeem a human heart;
Then when death those ties shall sever,
And we walk on earth no more,
We may live with Christ forever
If His blood is on the door. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: When the Lord passed over Egypt
• Title: The Blood Upon The Door
• Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1896)
• Refrain First Line: Precious blood upon the door
• Language: English
• Source: On Wings of Song by George Hugg (Philadelphia: George C. Hugg, 1896)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [When the Lord passed over Egypt]
• Composer: George Crawford Hugg
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain