[Verse 1]
Not all the hidden things are known,
Except the Father make them plain;
His servants heard what He revealed,
And kept His counsel in their reign.
[Chorus]
O blood of Christ, atoning blood,
That raised our souls from sin and night;
No man can enter Heaven's gate,
Except Thy mercy makes him white.
[Verse 2]
When Christ our Lord walked here below,
He spoke of Heaven and His throne;
He taught the words His Father gave,
And came to die for sin alone.
[Chorus]
O blood of Christ, atoning blood,
That raised our souls from sin and night;
No man can enter Heaven's gate,
Except Thy mercy makes him white.
[Verse 3]
What God withholds, no flesh can see;
What God reveals, the wise receive.
The soul lives on beyond the grave.
The spirit dies not—this belief.
[Chorus]
O blood of Christ, atoning blood,
That raised our souls from sin and night;
No man can enter Heaven's gate,
Except Thy mercy makes him white.
[Verse 4]
Some little ones in sickness lie,
Some sleep beneath the silent clay;
Unless atonement breaks the chain,
The soul may walk again this way.
[Chorus]
O blood of Christ, atoning blood,
That raised our souls from sin and night;
No man can enter Heaven's gate,
Except Thy mercy makes him white.
[Verse 5]
The righteous men of former days
Could not ascend by works alone;
They waited till the Lamb was slain,
And sin was answered by His own.
[Chorus]
O blood of Christ, atoning blood,
That raised our souls from sin and night;
No man can enter Heaven's gate,
Except Thy mercy makes him white.
[Verse 6]
For sin had cast all men in death,
And none could stand before the Lord;
But Jesus, by His precious blood,
Restored the dead by Heaven's word.
[Chorus]
O blood of Christ, atoning blood,
That raised our souls from sin and night;
No man can enter Heaven's gate,
Except Thy mercy makes him white.
[Verse 7]
Then let us trust no strength of ours,
Nor boast in service, prayer, or name;
Only the Lamb who died for sin
Can cleanse our souls from guilt and shame.
[Final Chorus]
O blood of Christ, atoning blood,
That raised our souls from sin and night;
No man can enter Heaven's gate,
Except Thy mercy makes him white.