[Verse 1]
A man unclean, in filth, who bathes,
Has surely lost the path of sense.
So now the church in error wades,
While truth is held in deep silence.
[Chorus]
Wash me, O Lord, in waters pure,
Let Jesus' blood my blemish cleanse;
No soul can pass through Heaven's door
Till Christ has washed away his sins.
[Verse 2]
The servants fail to warn the soul,
While daylight still shines bright;
They say, "Believe, and Heaven is yours,"
Yet leave men walking far from light.
[Chorus]
Wash me, O Lord, in waters pure,
Let Jesus' blood my blemish cleanse;
No soul can pass through Heaven's door
Till Christ has washed away his sins.
[Verse 3]
If one is sick and seeks a cure,
But gets no healing medicine,
His sickness grows, his strength will fail,
And death may overcome within.
[Chorus]
Wash me, O Lord, in waters pure,
Let Jesus' blood my blemish cleanse;
No soul can pass through Heaven's door
Till Christ has washed away his sins.
[Verse 4]
But if the doctor gives the truth,
The proper balm, the healing way,
The body rises from its pain,
And sickness quickly fades away.
[Chorus]
Wash me, O Lord, in waters pure,
Let Jesus' blood my blemish cleanse;
No soul can pass through Heaven's door
Till Christ has washed away his sins.
[Verse 5]
So is the holy race above,
No soul may enter stained with sin;
Until clean water bathes the heart,
The gates of Heaven shut within.
[Chorus]
Wash me, O Lord, in waters pure,
Let Jesus' blood my blemish cleanse;
No soul can pass through Heaven's door
Till Christ has washed away his sins.
[Verse 6]
What is this water, pure and bright?
It is the Christ, the Lamb once slain;
His precious blood alone can wash
The sinner's dark and guilty stain.
[Final Chorus]
Wash me, O Lord, in waters pure,
Let Jesus' blood my blemish cleanse;
No soul can pass through Heaven's door
Till Christ has washed away his sins.