322. There Is a Stream of Precious Blood

C.M.
by W. Cowper
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There is a stream of precious blood
 
Which flowed from Jesus’ veins;
 
And sinners washed in that blest flood
 
Lose all their guilty stains.
“But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.” (John 19:34)
“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood.” (Revelation 1:5)
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The dying thief rejoiced to see
 
That Savior in his day;
 
And by that blood, though vile as he,
 
Our sins are washed away.
“And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:42-43)
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” (1 John 1:7)
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Blest Lamb of God, Thy precious blood
 
Shall never lose its power,
 
Till every ransomed saint of God
 
Be saved to sin no more.
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E’er since, by faith, we saw the stream
 
Thy wounds supplied for sin,
 
Redeeming love has been our theme,
 
Our joy and peace has been.
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:1)
“And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.” (Romans 5:11)
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Soon in a nobler, sweeter song
 
We’ll sing Thy power to save;
 
No more with lisping, stamm’ring tongue,
 
But conquerors o’er the grave.
“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” (1 Corinthians 15:55)
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Lord, we believe Thou hast prepared
 
(Unworthy though we be)
 
For us a blood-bought, free reward,
 
And harps of minstrelsy.
“And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.” (Luke 15:19)
“For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” (1 Corinthians 6:20)
“And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odors, which are the prayers of saints.” (Revelation 5:8)
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Harps strung and tuned for endless years
 
And formed by power divine,
 
To sound in God the Father’s ears,
 
No other name but Thine.
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