Lyrics
As I think on the cross
And the price that was paid
Royal blood that was spilled
So the dying could live
Every sin or disease
Broken hearts come to you
I'm so grateful
As Your mercy
And Your grace cover me
Oh, the blood of Jesus
Oh, the blood of Jesus
Hallelujah, hallelujah
You're the reason I'm free
All the praise and all the honour
To the only Lord and Saviour
Hallelujah, hallelujah
You're the reason I'm free
With my hands and my heart
I surrender again
All devotion
Adoration
With my life I will praise
Now unto Him
Who takes all the sin of the world
Hallelujah
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Oh The Blood” centers on the cross as the source of mercy, freedom, and grateful worship. The opening reflects on Christ’s blood being poured out so that those facing death could live, then gathers sin, sickness, and brokenness beneath the covering of grace. Rather than dwelling only on suffering, the song answers the cross with repeated hallelujahs and identifies Jesus as the reason for freedom.
The later lines shift naturally from reflection to surrender. Hands, heart, devotion, and life are offered in praise to the Lord and Savior who bears the sin of the world. That description closely echoes John the Baptist’s declaration about the Lamb of God in John 1:29, while the language of redemption through blood aligns with Ephesians 1:7. The song therefore joins communion imagery with personal adoration, presenting grace as both Christ’s costly gift and the basis for a fully devoted response.
Related Scripture
- John 1:29 John identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the world’s sin.
- Ephesians 1:7 Redemption and forgiveness are described as coming through Christ’s blood.