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SDA Hymnal 294

Power in the Blood

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1Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;
Would you o'er evil a victory win?
There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.

RefrainThere is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'r
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'r
In the precious blood of the Lamb.

2Would you be free from your passion and pride?
There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;
Come for a cleansing to Calvary's tide;
There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.

3Would you do service for Jesus your King?
There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.

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The verse

Meter: 10.9.10.8
Foot: dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

Would you be free from the burden of sin?˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10A

There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;//˘˘//˘˘/9B

Would you o'er evil a victory win?˘˘//˘˘/˘˘/10A

There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.//˘˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 2

Would you be free from your passion and pride?˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10A

There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;//˘˘//˘˘/9B

Come for a cleansing to Calvary's tide;/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10A

There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.//˘˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 3

Would you do service for Jesus your King?˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10A

There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;//˘˘//˘˘/9B

Would you live daily His praises to sing?˘˘//˘˘/˘˘/10A

There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.//˘˘/˘˘/8B

Refrain

There is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'r/˘//????/9A

In the blood of the Lamb;˘˘/˘˘/6B

There is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'r/˘//????/9A

In the precious blood of the Lamb.˘˘/˘/˘˘/8B

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