"Nothing But The Blood of Jesus" is a traditional American hymn about the blood atonement and propitiation for sin by the death of Jesus as explained in Hebrews 9.J. D. Myers, Nothing but the Blood of Jesus: How the Sacrifice of Jesus Saves the World From Sin (2017)Scripture References in Robert Lowry's "Nothing But the Blood," https://harlanbaptistchurchmusic.weebly.com/uploads/6/3/7/8/63782289/_nothing_but_the_blood___study_of_the_scripture_references_in_the_hymn_.pdf
History The song was composed by Robert Lowry, a hymn writer who was a Baptist minister and professor at Bucknell University.
The song was written in 1876 and first popularized at a camp meeting in Ocean Grove, New Jersey."Nothing but the blood of Jesus" http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/n/b/t/b/nbtblood.htmStanley E. Porter, Anthony R. Cross, Dimensions of Baptism: Biblical and Theological Studies (2002), p. 156 (footnote 14) The song has been covered by many notable musicians including Randy Travis and Carrie Underwood. The song was later covered and remixed by Forrest Frank in his New Hymns album.
Lyrics
Verses 5 and 6 are less commonly used, appended to the first four.
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