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382. I Know It Was the Blood

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1 I know it was the blood,
I know it was the blood,
I know it was the blood for me.

Refrain:
One day when I was lost
He died upon the cross.
I know it was the blood for me.

2 They whipped him all day long,
They whipped him all day long,
They whipped him all day long for me. [Refrain]

3 They pierced him in his side,
They pierced him in his side,
They pierced him in his side for me. [Refrain]

4 He never said a mumblin' word,
He never said a mumblin' word,
He never said a mumblin' word for me. [Refrain]

5 He hung his head and died,
He hung his head and died,
He hung his head and died for me. [Refrain]

6 He's coming back again,
He's coming back again,
He's coming back again for me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I know it was the blood
• Title: I Know It Was the Blood
• Refrain First Line: One day when I was lost
• Meter: 66 8 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Topic: Good Friday; Cross; Paschal Mystery; Redemption; Saving Blood of Christ; Second Coming; Sickness; Suffering
• Source: African American traditional

Tune Information

• Name: IT WAS THE BLOOD
• Arranger: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953
• Meter: 66 8 with refrain
• Key: F Major
• Source: African American spiritual
• Copyright: arr. © 2000, GIA Publications, Inc.