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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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The song was composed by Robert Lowry , a hymn writer who was a Baptist minister and professor at Bucknell University .
The hymn was first translated into English in 1752 by John Gambold (1711–1771), an Anglican vicar in Oxfordshire. His translation begins, "O Head so full of bruises". In 1830 a new translation of the hymn was made by an American Presbyterian minister, James Waddel Alexander (1804–1859). Alexander's translation, beginning "O sacred head, now ...
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing" is a Christian hymn written by Charles Wesley. [1] [2] The hymn was placed first in John Wesley's A Collection of Hymns for the People Called Methodists published in 1780. It was the first hymn in every Methodist hymnal from that time until the publication of Hymns and Psalms in 1983. [3]
Bill Haley & His Comets recorded a rock and roll version of the song titled "The Saints Rock 'N' Roll". Bill Haley started the song, which he learned through his mother, with the line "Rocking and rolling all the way". The song was recorded on 23 September 1955, [12] and released in March 1956 backed with "R-O-C-K" on Decca Records. [13]
"O the Deep Deep, Love of Jesus" is a well-known Christian hymn, written by the London merchant Samuel Trevor Francis. [1] Francis (1834–1925) had a spiritual turning point as a teenager, contemplating suicide one night on a bridge over the River Thames.
There to my heart was the blood applied, Glory to His name. I am so wondrously saved from sin, Jesus so sweetly abides within; There at the cross where He took me in, Glory to His name. (Refrain) Oh, precious fountain that saves from sin, I am so glad I have entered in; There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean, Glory to His name. (Refrain)
In 2004, the Journal of Folklore Research asserted that "O, Death" is Lloyd Chandler's song "A Conversation with Death", which Chandler performed in the 1920s while preaching in Appalachia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Chandler's daughter-in-law, Barbara, asserted that "O, Death" was based on Chandler's composition.
Gateway Worship performed the song on their album Living for You and added a chorus to the song, calling it "Come Thou Fount, Come Thou King". The hymn appears on Phil Wickham's album 'Sing-A-Long'. This song is also sung by Clark Davis in the film Love Comes Softly and is a recurring background music in the film.