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Thy Blood Alone (featuring Blake Bostick)

from Centerpiece: Songs of Gospel Community by Stephen McNeill

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lyrics

“Thy Blood Alone”
Words by Isaac Watts, alt. Stephen McNeill
Music by Stephen McNeill, Blake Bostick, and Summer Holbrook

Lord, I am vile, conceived in sin,
And born unholy and unclean;
Sprung from the man whose guilty fall
Corrupts the race and taints us all.

Soon as we draw our Infant breath,
The seeds of sin grow up for death:
Thy law demands a perfect heart,
But we're defiled in every part

Jesus, my God, Thy blood alone
Hath pow'r sufficient to atone;
Thy blood can make me white as snow,
No sacrifice could cleanse me so

Behold I fall before Thy face;
My only refuge is Thy grace:
No outward forms can make me clean,
The leprosy lies deep within.

No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast,
Nor hyssop-branch, nor sprinkling priest,
Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea,
Can wash the dismal stain away.

Chorus

While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace,
Nor flesh nor soul hath rest nor ease,
Lord, let me hear Thy pard'ning voice,
And make my broken bones rejoice.

Chorus

© 2017 The Traveling Salesman Music (ASCAP)

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from Centerpiece: Songs of Gospel Community, released December 26, 2017
Blake Bostick- vocals and piano
Summer Holbrook and S.M.- harmony vocals
Andrew McNeill- drums, tambourine

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Stephen McNeill Olive Branch, Mississippi

Stephen McNeill is a songwriter, musician, and music teacher who lives just outside of Memphis. He has produced four albums including his latest, The Art of Repair (October 2021). The Art of Repair is a collection of stories and prayers about picking up the pieces after a season of loss. ... more

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