254. Not All the Blood of Beasts

S.M.
by Watts, 1709
1
Not all the blood of beasts,
 
On Jewish altars slain,
 
Could give the guilty conscience peace,
 
Or wash away its stain.
2
But Christ, the heavenly Lamb,
 
Took all our guilt away,
 
A sacrifice of nobler name,
 
And richer blood than they.
3
Our souls look back to see
 
The burden Thou didst bear,
 
When hanging on the accursèd tree,
 
For all our guilt was there.
4
Believing, we rejoice
 
To see the curse remove;
 
And bless the Lamb with cheerful voice,
 
And sing redeeming love.
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