Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) ‎#242

242. 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 burdens 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
• Title: Not All the Blood of Beasts
• Author: Isaac Watts (1709; Alt. 1961)
• Meter: S.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 10:4
• Topic: Jesus Christ: His Atoning Work; Christ: Lamb of God; Family Worship; Imputation of Sin

Tune Information

• Name: FESTAL SONG
• Composer: William Henry Walter (1825-1893) (1894)
• Meter: S.M.
• Key: A Major