Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#339

339. 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 heavenly 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 cursèd 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
• Author: Isaac Watts (1709. a)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Faith

Tune Information

• Name: ST. BRIDE
• Composer: Samuel Howard (1762)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: g minor