Lyrics
Verse
He paid a debt that he did not owe
What came from His hands, His feet and His side
Was more precious than silver or gold
The blood that set me free
It came from a life of sin and tragedy
I'm born again, free from sin
Because of the blood (Repeat)
Choir
I was born again, free from sin
Because of the blood (Repeat)
Bridge
Choir: What came unplugged beneath that blood
Lead: Drawn from Emmanuel's veins
Choir: My guilty stains were lost when my soul was washed in the precious blood
Choir (Repeat)
I was born again, free from sin
Because of the blood (x2)
Vamp
Soprano: Because of the blood (x4)
Alto: Because of the blood (x4)
Tenor: Because of the blood (x4)
Choir: Because of the blood (x4)
Saved, washed, cleansed, blood washed (x3)
Because of the blood (x2)
Choir: Because of the blood (x4)
I was born again, free from sin
Because of the blood (x2)
Choir: Saved, washed, cleansed, blood washed (x3)
Because of the blood
I was born again, free from sin
Because of the blood (x2)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Because of the Blood" is a choir anthem built around a single declaration: freedom from sin secured through Christ's shed blood. Its verse recalls the price paid through Christ's hands, feet, and side, describing that sacrifice as more valuable than silver or gold. The song moves quickly from that recollection into testimony, with the singer declaring new birth and freedom from a past marked by sin.
The bridge intensifies the imagery, describing the blood as drawn from Christ himself and washing away guilt, while the surrounding vamp section repeats short declarations, "saved," "washed," "cleansed," across each vocal part. That layered repetition, typical of gospel choir arrangement, builds intensity around a single doctrinal claim rather than developing a narrative.
Rooted firmly in gospel choir tradition, the song functions less as reflection than as corporate proclamation, inviting a congregation to repeat and affirm the truth of atonement through call-and-response structure. Its focus stays narrow and direct, centering entirely on the substitutionary sacrifice and its result: a stated freedom from sin secured by nothing other than Christ's blood.
Related Scripture
- 1 Peter 1:18-19 Describes redemption through the precious blood of Christ, the truth proclaimed throughout the song.
- Hebrews 9:22 States that without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness, underlying the song's central claim.