1076. Covered by the Blood

1. Once in sin’s darkest night I was wand’ring alone;
A stranger to mercy I stood.
But the Savior came nigh
When he heard my faint cry,
And He put my sins under the blood.

Refrain
They are covered by the blood;
They are covered by the blood;
My sins are all covered by the blood.
Mine iniquities so vast
Have been blotted out at last,
My sins are all covered by the blood.

2. From the burden I carried now I am set free,
For Jesus has lifted my load.
O the love and the grace I received in its place
When he put my sins under the blood. [Refrain]

3. I can ne’er understand why He sought even me,
Why His lifeblood on Calvary flowed.
But sufficient for me,
Since He died on the tree,
He hath put my sins under the blood. [Refrain]

4. Now He comes to my heart and removes ev’ry care;
He bears all my cumbering load.
In a pathway replete
With His love are my feet,
Since He put my sins under the blood. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Once in sin's darkest night I was wand'ring alone
Title: Covered by the Blood
Author: Nellie Edwards (1904)
Refrain First Line: They are covered by the blood
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Leander L. Pickett copyrighted the song in 1904.
Tune Information
Name: [Once in sin's darkest night I was wand'ring alone]
Composer: Ran C. Story
Incipit: 34555 55561 11665
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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