The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#156

156. 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 burden 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Not all the blood of beasts
• Title: Not All the Blood of Beasts
• Author: Isaac Watts (1709)
• Meter: S.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 10:4
• Topic: The Church Year: Lent

Tune Information

• Name: SOUTHWELL
• Meter: S.M.
• Key: e minor
• Source: "Psalter," William Daman, 1579