There Is Power in the Blood

Words: Lewis E. Jones · Tune: POWER IN THE BLOOD, Lewis E. Jones

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Organ and orchestra: an introduction, then each of the 4 verses. Tap a verse’s number to start there.

Would you be free from the burden of sin?There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;Would you o'er evil a victory win?There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.
RefrainThere is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'rIn the blood of the Lamb;There is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'rIn the precious blood of the Lamb.
Would you be free from your passion and pride?There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;Come for a cleansing to Calvary's tide;There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.
RefrainThere is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'rIn the blood of the Lamb;There is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'rIn the precious blood of the Lamb.
Would you be whiter, much whiter, than snow?There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;Sin stains are lost in its life-giving flow;There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.
RefrainThere is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'rIn the blood of the Lamb;There is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'rIn the precious blood of the Lamb.
Would you do service for Jesus your King?There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;Would you live daily His praises to sing?There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.
RefrainThere is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'rIn the blood of the Lamb;There is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'rIn the precious blood of the Lamb.

About this hymn

Words: Lewis E. Jones, 1899. As printed in Revival Praises (1907), no. 53.
Tune: POWER IN THE BLOOD, Lewis E. Jones, 1899.
Harmony: Lewis E. Jones, 1899. Score from the Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary. Converted to ABC from the CCEH’s MIDI file and checked note for note against it and its score.
Recordings: Arranged and recorded by Fish the Right, from the harmony above: the melody note for note and every chord the hymnal’s own. Played on the Salamander Grand Piano V3 by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0), with organ, strings, brass and timpani from VSCO 2 Community Edition by Versilian Studios (the organ sampled by Simon Dalzell); drums from Virtuosity Drums and bass from Black And Blue Basses by Versilian Studios and Karoryfer Samples; pads from GeneralUser GS by S. Christian Collins; made with abcMIDI, sfizz, FluidSynth and FFmpeg.
Rights: Words 1899, tune 1899, setting 1899: all published before 1931, so public domain in the United States. Checked: words (hymnary.org), tune (hymnary.org), harmony (ccel.org).