"There Is Power in the Blood" is a hymn written in 1899 by Lewis E. Jones. The song lends its tune to the 1913 song "There Is Power in a Union" by activist Joe Hill. "There is Power in the Blood" has been performed by Angela Primm, Dolly Parton, Marty Robbins, Alan Jackson and Bill and Gloria Gaither.
| There Is Power in the Blood | |
|---|---|
| Hymn by Lewis Edgar Jones | |
| Other name | Power in the Blood |
| Year | 1899 |
| Genre | Gospel, Hymn |
| Language | English |
| Meter | 10.9.10.8.9.6.9.8 |
| Recorded | February 12, 1928 |
Jones wrote "There Is Power in the Blood" in Mountain Lake Park, Maryland while attending a camp meeting.[1] The manuscript was purchased by Henry Lake Gilmour, who, with William James Kirkpatrick, published the hymn in Songs of Praise and Victory less than a year after it was written. Later that same year, "There is Power in the Blood" was included in Kirkpatrick's book Gospel Praises.[2]
Lyrics
editWould 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
Chorus:
There is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'r
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'r
In 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.
Chorus
Would you be whiter, yes brighter 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.
Chorus
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.
Chorus[3]
References
edit- ^ dianaleaghmatthews (2019-08-11). "Behind the Hymn: There's Power in the Blood ⋆ Diana Leagh Matthews". Diana Leagh Matthews. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ homeschoolbookreviewblog (2013-02-19). ""There Is Power in the Blood"". hymnstudiesblog. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Power in the Blood". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2023-11-19.