Many of us have heard the hymn "Nothing But the Blood", but have we taken the time to think about what it says? A friend of mine, one day, challenged me to pick an old hymn and "modernize" it. I was at a loss as to what song I even wanted to try to tackle. Later that weekend another friend of mine was talking about the importance of the blood of Jesus (the Lamb of God) and how the Jews knew that without the shedding of blood (lambs' blood) there was no remission of sins. The old hymn got stuck in my head. I went home and looked up the words, seeing as how I only knew half of the song, and read them over and over.
As I sang back the melody in my head with the new verses, I was overwhelmed by what the Lord had done for us. There was nothing we could do to save ourselves or make us whole, nothing that could wash us clean or atone for our sin, nothing that we could do for ourselves, nothing that could grant us peace and hope and righteousness outside of the blood of Christ. Simply put and all wrapped up in one little song, this was the song for my assignment. I began to play chords that sounded good while singing the melody of the song. I wanted to stick close enough to the original that it was recognizable, but then I began singing the "nothing but the blood" part that was not a part of the original song. What stuck is the version you find here. To this day I don't feel like I finished the assignment because there wasn't a whole lot of work put into it. . .just a little time of worship. =o)
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NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD
This arrangement by: Tonya Betz
What can wash away my sin
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
And what can make me whole again
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
And oh precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Nothing can for sin atone
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Naught of good that I have done
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Nothing but the blood,
Oh nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Sayin' nothing but the blood,
Oh nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
This is all my hope and peace
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
This is all my righteousness
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
©2002 Tonya Betz