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O the Blood of Jesus

"What must I do?" has oft been asked

Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 “What must I do?” has oft been asked,
Eternal life to gain;
Man anxious seems for any task,
If this he may obtain.

Refrain:
Oh, the blood of Jesus,
The precious blood of Jesus,
Oh, the blood of Jesus,
It cleanseth from all sin.

2 But all the doing has been done,
As God has clearly shown,
When by the off’ring of His Son,
His purpose He made known. [Refrain]

3 He laid on Him the sinner’s guilt,
When came th’appointed day,
And by that blood on Calv’ry spilt,
Took all our sins away. [Refrain]

4 Such was the sacrifice He made,
The law could ask no more;
For not a mite was left unpaid
When He my judgment bore. [Refrain]


Source: Choice Hymns of the Faith #198

Text Information

First Line: "What must I do?" has oft been asked
Title: O the Blood of Jesus
Language: English
Refrain First Line: This is the work of God
Publication Date: 1925
Copyright: Public Domain

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