This is a guided tour through music and arts coming from various Christian worship traditions around the world, plus a few other things of related interest such as multicultural musics.
Only Your Blood (rockin’ Isaac Watts, by Sojourn)
YES! Another superb updating of hymn lyrics by Isaac Watts (circa 1700) by friends at Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, KY.
This is also from the album “Over the Grave.” This has been one of my favorite albums since it was released in 2009 - highly recommended.
The lyrics to this song are based on Psalm 51 (part 2). A really good song for Easter and Holy Week.
See the whole album here
http://www.sojournmusic.com/2009/02/over-the-grave-the-hymns-of-isaac-watts-volume-one/
and get the lead sheet for this song at
http://music.sojournchurch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/only-your-blood-is-enough-chords.pdf
Only Your Blood Is Enough
Words and music by Neil Robins, adapted from “Psalm 51, pt. 2” by Isaac Watts
I am ashamed, conceived in sin, I’ve always been.
Born in a world where Adam’s fall corrupts us.
Rooted is the seed of death in life’s first breath.
The law demands a perfect heart, but I’m defiled in every part
For only Your blood is enough to cover my sin
Only Your blood is enough to cover me
All this guilt disturbs my peace; I find no release.
Who will save me from my crime? I’m helpless.
Behold, I fall before Your face in need of grace.
So speak to me in a gentle voice, for in Your mercies I rejoice.
For only Your blood is enough to cover my sin
Only Your blood is enough to cover me
Lord, create my heart anew (Father, come and make us wise)
Only You are pure and true (Lead us away from our demise)
Lord, You are the remedy (For only your blood can set us free)
For only Your blood can set us free; only Your blood can set us free
No bleeding bird, no bleeding beast
No hyssop branch, no priest,
No running brook, no flood, no sea
Can wash away this stain from me
For only Your blood is enough to cover my sin
For only Your blood is enough to cover me