Christian Worship (1993) ‎#128

128. Not All the Blood of Beasts

1 Not all the blood of beasts
On Israel's 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 In faith I place my hand
On that dear head divine,
As penitently here I stand
And lay on him my sin.

4 My soul looks back to see
The burden you did 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
• Title: Not All the Blood of Beasts
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (alt.)
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Lent

Tune Information

• Name: SOUTHWELL
• Composer: William Daman, c. 1540-91
• Meter: SM
• Key: e minor