Nothing but the Blood of Jesus

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.

"Nothing but the blood of Jesus" lyrics and music from 1877 Welcome Tidings: A New Collection of Sacred Songs by Robert Lowry

The song was written in 1876 and first popularized at a camp meeting in Ocean Grove, New Jersey.[3][4] The song has been covered by many notable musicians including Randy Travis.[5]

References
  1. J. D. Myers, Nothing but the Blood of Jesus: How the Sacrifice of Jesus Saves the World From Sin (2017)
  2. Scripture References in Robert Lowry's "Nothing But the Blood," https://harlanbaptistchurchmusic.weebly.com/uploads/6/3/7/8/63782289/_nothing_but_the_blood___study_of_the_scripture_references_in_the_hymn_.pdf
  3. "Nothing but the blood of Jesus" http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/n/b/t/nbtblood.htm
  4. Stanley E. Porter, Anthony R. Cross, Dimensions of Baptism: Biblical and Theological Studies (2002), p. 156 (footnote 14)
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_pUa_PATrA
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