Lyrics
God so loved the world
That He gave His only son
Knowing on a cross He'd give His life
He gave up His crown
And traded it for thorns
Pouring out a perfect sacrifice
Knowing on a cross He'd save my life
What can wash away my sin
What can make me whole again
Nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood
What can bring me back to life
Turn my crimson stains to white
Nothing but the blood
Oh, nothing but the blood of Jesus Christ
Oh, the mystery
The nails that scarred His hands
Would hold the power
To heal the scars in me
Oh, the miracle
That a grave defeated death
Broke the gates of hell to set me free
He holds the power and now He lives it me
What can wash away my sin
Nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood
What can bring me back to life
Turn my crimson stains to white
Nothing but the blood
Oh, nothing but the blood of Jesus Christ
Oh, the blood still cleans
Oh, the blood still saves
Oh, the blood still heals
In wonder working ways
It's still giving life
It's still breaking chains
The blood of Jesus Christ
It will never change
Oh, the blood still cleans
Oh, the blood still saves
Oh, the blood still heals
In wonder working ways
It's still giving life
It's still breaking chains
The blood of Jesus Christ
It will never change
What can wash away my sin
What can make me whole again
Nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood
What can bring me back to life
Turn my crimson stains to white
Nothing but the blood
Oh, nothing but the blood
All my hope and victory
On the cross He won for me
Nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood
It's not in anything I've done
But in Him I have overcome
Nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood
Oh, nothing but the blood of Jesus Christ
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Meaning & Inspiration
“The Blood of Jesus” centers salvation on Christ’s sacrificial death and resurrection. Beginning with God giving his Son, the lyric moves from the crown exchanged for thorns to the cross, the grave, and death’s defeat. Its recurring question about what can wash away sin draws on familiar hymn language, while the answer consistently points away from personal achievement and toward the blood of Christ. Cleansing, healing, freedom, and restored life are presented as gifts flowing from his sacrifice.
The song also joins redemption with present hope. Crimson stains becoming white suggest the biblical image of sin being cleansed, and the confession that victory is not earned keeps grace at the center. Repetition gives the chorus the character of a congregational declaration: Christ’s blood still cleanses, saves, heals, gives life, and breaks chains. The result is a clear gospel meditation on forgiveness and new life, grounded in the conviction that Jesus lives and that his saving work remains sufficient.
Related Scripture
- John 3:16 The opening echoes God giving his only Son because of his love for the world.
- 1 John 1:7 This verse states that the blood of Jesus cleanses from all sin.
- Isaiah 1:18 The image of crimson stains becoming white echoes the promise of sins made white as snow.