When I See the Blood

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Christ, our Redeemer, died on the cross

Author: John G. Foote; Author: Elisha A. Hoffman
Tune: [Christ our Redeemer died on the cross]
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1 Christ our Redeemer died on the cross,
Died for the sinner, paid all his due;
Sprinkle your soul with the blood of the Lamb,
And I will pass, will pass over you.

Refrain:
When I see the blood,
When I see the blood,
When I see the blood,
I will pass, I will pass over you.

2 Chiefest of sinners, Jesus will save;
As He has promised, that He will do;
Wash in the fountain opened for sin,
And I will pass, will pass over you. [Refrain]

3 Judgment is coming, all will be there,
Each one receiving justly his due;
Hide in the saving, sin-cleansing blood,
And I will pass, will pass over you. [Refrain]

4 O great compassion! O boundless love!
O lovingkindness, faithful and true!
Find peace and shelter under the blood,
And I will pass, will pass over you. [Refrain]

Source: Yes, Lord!: Church of God in Christ hymnal #248

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Author: John G. Foote

Rv John G Foote USA 1854-1901. Probably born in Salina, IA, John and his brother were Presbyterians. John married Janet Ann Macindoe. He and his brother evangelized in the Chicago area in the 1890s. His hymn was published in 1892, but not copyrighted, as Foote was against copyright. John Perry Go to person page >

Author: Elisha A. Hoffman

Elisha Hoffman (1839-1929) after graduating from Union Seminary in Pennsylvania was ordained in 1868. As a minister he was appointed to the circuit in Napoleon, Ohio in 1872. He worked with the Evangelical Association's publishing arm in Cleveland for eleven years. He served in many chapels and churches in Cleveland and in Grafton in the 1880s, among them Bethel Home for Sailors and Seamen, Chestnut Ridge Union Chapel, Grace Congregational Church and Rockport Congregational Church. In his lifetime he wrote more than 2,000 gospel songs including"Leaning on the everlasting arms" (1894). The fifty song books he edited include Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 and The Evergreen, 1873. Mary Louise VanDyke… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Christ, our Redeemer, died on the cross
Title:	When I See the Blood
Author:	John G. Foote
Author:	Elisha A. Hoffman
Meter:	9.9.9.9 with refrain
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	When I see the blood
Copyright:	Public Domain