The Blood of Jesus cleanse and redeem me.

Here is a poem about the power and sanctity of the Blood of Jesus, interwoven with the scripture that reveals its promise.

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The Crimson Tide

It was not the blood of goats, nor of a bull, A temporary covering,a ritual. It was the blood of God’s own precious Son, The final sacrifice,the victory won. “He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves;but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.” (Hebrews 9:12)

It is a cleansing flood, a holy tide, Where all my guilty stains are washed and purified. From deepest scarlet to a woolen white, It turns my darkest shadows into light. “Though your sins are like scarlet,they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” (Isaiah 1:18)

It is my plea for mercy, my righteous plea, When Satan whispers accusations to me. I point not to my works,so frail and small, But to the blood that has atoned for all. “They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.”(Revelation 12:11)

It is the sacred seal upon my soul, The power that makes the broken sinner whole. It speaks a better word,a gentle sound, Of grace and mercy on redemption’s ground. “Jesus,the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.” (Hebrews 12:24)

It is the bond that makes us family, That reconciles and sets the captive free. We were once far off,strangers to His grace, Now brought near by mercy’s warm embrace. “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.”(Ephesians 2:13)

So let me never cease to praise the flow, That ran from Calvary’s cross,so I might know The power of redemption,full and free, Oh,precious blood, that was shed for me. “In him we have redemption through his blood,the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.” (Ephesians 1:7)