The United Methodist Hymnal

622

There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood

1.	There is a fountain filled with blood 
	drawn from Emmanuel's veins; 
	and sinners plunged beneath that flood 
	lose all their guilty stains. 
	Lose all their guilty stains, 
	lose all their guilty stains; 
	and sinners plunged beneath that flood 
	lose all their guilty stains.

2.	The dying thief rejoiced to see 
	that fountain in his day; 
	and there may I, though vile as he, 
	wash all my sins away.
	Wash all my sins away, 
	wash all my sins away; 
	and there may I, though vile as he, 
	wash all my sins away.

3.	Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood 
	shall never lose its power 
	till all the ransomed church of God 
	be saved, to sin no more. 
	Be saved, to sin no more, 
	be saved, to sin no more; 
	till all the ransomed church of God 
	be saved, to sin no more.

4.	E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream 
	thy flowing wounds supply, 
	redeeming love has been my theme, 
	and shall be till I die. 
	And shall be till I die, 
	and shall be till I die; 
	redeeming love has been my theme, 
	and shall be till I die.

5.	Then in a nobler, sweeter song, 
	I'll sing thy power to save, 
	when this poor lisping, stammering tongue 
	lies silent in the grave. 
	Lies silent in the grave, 
	lies silent in the grave; 
	when this poor lisping, stammering tongue 
	lies silent in the grave.

WORDS: William Cowper, ca. 1771
Scripture: Zechariah 13:1
Theme: Forgiveness; Holy Communion; Jesus Christ: Blood; Justifying Grace: Assurance; Redemption; The Sacraments and Rites of the Church: Eucharist (Holy Communion or The Lord's Supper)