The Blood On the Cross

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The word of the Lord can never fail

Author: C. Austin Miles
Tune: [The word of the Lord can never fail]
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 The word of the Lord can never fail,
This wonderful truth I see,
The blood o’er the door saved Israel
The blood on the cross saves me.

Refrain:
I’ll sing it, yes, and I’ll shout it!
The blood, the blood,
There’s never a soul saved without it
This blood of Calvary.

2 When sin like a storm my pathway dims,
A light thro’ the clouds I see;
The blood on the cross for sin atones
The blood on the cross saves me. [Refrain]

3 Tho’ doubt may assail and faith grow dim
And troubled my soul may be,
I’ll lift up a pray’r and shout aloud
The blood on the cross saves me. [Refrain]

4 And when I am called to pass away,
And fearful it seems to me,
I’ll shout as I pass the valley thro’
The blood on the cross saves me. [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of the Gospel No. 3: for use in religious meetings #53

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Author: C. Austin Miles

Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >

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First Line:	The word of the Lord can never fail
Title:	The Blood On the Cross
Author:	C. Austin Miles
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	I'll sing it, yes, and I'll shout it
Copyright:	Public Domain