When He Shed His Blood

On the cru­el cross they nailed Him

There to die in ago­ny;

But He gave His life a ran­som

Just to set sin’s cap­tives free.

When He shed His blood

When He shed His blood

Then He ran­somed me

For eter­ni­ty

When He shed His blood.

In His love He came to suf­fer

All the fall­en to re­deem;

Mercy’s of­fer still is op­en

Still there’s life in Cal­va­ry’s stream.

In our­selves we mer­it no­thing

All our works must be in vain;

Only through the blood of Je­sus

Can we life eter­nal gain.

What a won­der­ful sal­va­tion!

What a depth of love is shown

In the sac­ri­fice of Je­sus

In the blood that does atone.