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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 cursed tree
I know my 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 |
| Meter: | S. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1893 |
| Topic: | Passion |
| Notes: | Now Public Domain. I. Watts, a. |
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