Advent Hymnals
028. WHITER THAN SNOW
Christ in Song,
1.
Blessed be the Fountain of blood,
To a world of sinners revealed;
Blessed be the dear Son of God;
Only by his stripes we are healed.
Tho' I've wandered far from his fold,
Bringing to my heart pain and woe,
Wash me in the blood of the Lamb,
And I shall be whiter than snow.
Chorus:
Whiter than the snow,
Whiter than the snow,
Wash me in the blood of the Lamb,
And I shall be whiter than snow.
2.
Thorny was the crown that he wore,
And the cross his body o'er came;
Grievous were the sorrows he bore,
But he suffered thus not in vain.
May I to the Fountain be led,
Made to cleanse my sins here below;
Wash me in the blood that he shed,
And I shall be whiter than snow. [Chorus]
3.
Father, I have wandered from thee,
Often has my heart gone astray:
Crimson do my sins seem to me,
Water cannot wash them away.
Jesus, to that Fountain of thine,
Leaning on thy promise I go;
Cleanse me by thy washing divine,
And I shall be whiter than snow. [Chorus]
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Title |
Whiter Than Snow |
Key |
D Major |
Titles |
Whiter than the snow, |
First Line |
Blessed be the Fountain of blood |
Author |
E. R. Latta |
Year |
1908 |
Composer |
H. S. Perkins |
Hymnal |
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Tune |
BLESSED BE THE FOUNTAIN |
Metrical pattern |
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Chorus |
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Chorus Type |
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Subjects |
Invitation and Repentance; Christ: Christ Cleanses; Invitation and Repentance: Call Accepted |
Texts |
Zechariah 13:1 |
Print Texts |
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