Blessed Be The Fountain
- Words:
- E. R. Latta
- Music:
- H. S. Perkins
Sheet music
- 1Blessed be the fountain of blood,To a world of sinners revealed;Blessed be the dear Son of God:Only by His stripes we are healed.Tho’ I’ve wandered far from His fold,Bringing to my heart pain and woe,Wash me in the blood of the Lamb,And I shall be whiter than snow.Whiter than the snow,(Whiter than the snow, whiter than the snow,)Whiter than the snow;(Whiter than the snow, whiter than the snow,)Wash me in the blood of the Lamb, (of the Lamb,)And I shall be whiter than snow. (than snow.)
- 2Thorny was the crown that He wore,And the cross His body o’ercame;Grievous were the sorrows He bore,But He suffered thus not in vain.May I to that fountain be led,Made to cleanse my sins here below;Wash me in the blood that He shed,And I shall be whiter than snow.Whiter than the snow,(Whiter than the snow, whiter than the snow,)Whiter than the snow;(Whiter than the snow, whiter than the snow,)Wash me in the blood of the Lamb, (of the Lamb,)And I shall be whiter than snow. (than snow.)
- 3Father, I have wandered from Thee,Often has my heart gone astray;Crimson do my sins seem to me,I cannot wash them away:Jesus, to that fountain of Thine,Leaning on Thy promise I go;Cleanse me by Thy washing divine,And I shall be whiter than snow.Whiter than the snow,(Whiter than the snow, whiter than the snow,)Whiter than the snow;(Whiter than the snow, whiter than the snow,)Wash me in the blood of the Lamb, (of the Lamb,)And I shall be whiter than snow. (than snow.)
In the hymnals
- The words are in 149 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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