I am under the blood of Jesus

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I am under the blood of Jesus

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt
Tune: [I am under the blood of Jesus]
Published in 4 hymnals

Representative Text

1 I am under the blood of Jesus,
Shed on Calvary long ago;
Here my sins, tho’ they be like crimson,
Shall be washed whiter than the snow.

Refrain:
I’m under the blood of Jesus,
Peace, blessed peace with God;
I’m under the blood of Jesus,
Under the precious blood.

2 I am under the blood of Jesus,
For it cleanseth from every stain;
In the fountain the Saviour opened,
Life eternal from Him I gain. [Refrain]

3 I am under the blood of Jesus,
All my darkness has passed away;
Golden sunbeams are shining o’er me,
Happy fore-gleams of heav’nly day. [Refrain]

4 I am under the blood of Jesus,
Here shall be my abiding place,
Till I’m called to behold His glory,
When transformed by His matchless grace. [Refrain]

Source: Great Revival Hymns No. 2 #17

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Author: Eliza E. Hewitt

Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (… Go to person page >

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