Lyrics
Verse 1
Su sangre carmesí
Alto precio fue
Mi lugar él tomó
Nuestra esperanza es Él
Oh la sangre de Cristo me lavó
Chorus
Oh la sangre que Cristo derramó
Sacrificio que me rescató
Si su sangre mi victoria es
Salvador, Santo es
Hoy vivo por Él
Cordero es, El Gran Yo Soy
Mi pecado él tomó
Oh la sangre de Cristo me lavó
Oh la sangre que Cristo derramó
Sacrificio que me rescató
Si su sangre mi victoria es
Bridge
Oh Cordero de Dios
Precioso Cordero de Dios
Sacrificio que me rescató
Si su sangre mi victoria es
Oh su amor, bello amor
Gracia que nos dio
Aun siendo yo un vil pecador
Su sangre él vertió
Chorus (Repeat)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"O la Sangre" ("Oh the Blood") opens by naming the price of salvation directly, a crimson blood that cost dearly, before declaring that Christ took the singer's place and became the singer's only hope. That direct substitution, his place taken, frames the entire song around exchange rather than general comfort.
Its chorus repeats a central declaration, the blood that Christ shed functioning as the sacrifice that rescued and the victory now claimed, naming him Savior, Holy One, and Lamb, the Great I Am, in rapid succession. That accumulation of titles ties the song's praise directly to the completed nature of that sacrificial act.
Sung in Spanish within contemporary worship tradition, the song functions as an extended declaration of grace received despite unworthiness, its bridge naming the singer a vile sinner even while receiving that same beautiful, freely given love, closing on the shed blood as the settled ground of ongoing victory.
Related Scripture
- 1 Peter 1:18-19 Describes redemption through Christ's precious blood, echoed in the song's repeated declaration that his blood is the price of rescue.
- Revelation 5:12 Describes the Lamb as worthy, echoed in the song's naming of Christ as the Lamb and the Great I Am.