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I Know It Was the Blood

Appears in 8 hymnals Text Sources: African American traditional

Meter: 6.6.8 with refrain Appears in 8 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 Tune Sources: African-American traditional Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51122 15112 21511 Used With Text: I Know It Was the Blood

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I Know It Was the Blood

Hymnal: This Far By Faith #75 (1999) Lyrics: 1 I know it was the blood, I know it was the blood, I know it was the blood for me. One day when I was lost he died upon the cross. I know it was the blood for me. 2 It was my Savior's blood, it was my Savior's blood, it was my Savior's blood for me. One day when I was lost he died upon the cross. It was my Savior's blood for me. 3 They pierced him in his side, they pierced him in his side, they pierced him in his side for me. One day when I was lost he died upon the cross. They pierced him in his side for me. 4 He's coming back again, he's coming back again, he's coming back again for me. One day when I was lost he died upon the cross. He's coming back again for me. Topics: Lent Scripture: Revelation 1:20 Languages: English Tune Title: [I know it was the blood]

I Know It Was the Blood

Hymnal: Yes, Lord! #253 (1982) Refrain First Line: One day when I was lost Lyrics: 1 I know it was the blood, I know it was the blood, I know it was the blood for me. Refrain: One day when I was lost He died upon the cross. I know it was the blood for me. 2 It was my Savior's blood, It was my Savior's blood, It was my Savior's blood for me. [Refrain] 3 The blood came streaming down, The blood came streaming down, The blood cam streaming down for me. [Refrain] 4 He suffered, bled and died, He suffered, bled and died, He suffered, bled and died for me. [Refrain] 5 I know He's coming back, I know He's coming back, I know He's coming back for me. [Refrain] Topics: Jesus Christ Blood Languages: English Tune Title: [I know it was the blood]

I Know It Was the Blood

Hymnal: Singing the New Testament #103 (2008) Meter: 6.6.8 with refrain Refrain First Line: One day when I was lost Lyrics: 1 I know it was the blood, I know it was the blood, I know it was the blood for me. Refrain: One day when I was lost he died upon the cross. I know it was the blood for me. 2 They whipped him all night long, they whipped him all night long, they whipped him all night long for me. [Refrain] 3 They pierced him in his side, they pierced him in his side, they pierced him in his side for me. [Refrain] 4 He hung his head and died, he hung his head and died, he hung his head and died for me. [Refrain] 5 He's coming back again, he's coming back again, he's coming back again for me. [Refrain] Topics: Return of Christ; Suffering of Christ Scripture: Matthew 27:27-56 Languages: English Tune Title: IT WAS THE BLOOD

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James Capers

b. 1948 Person Name: James M. Capers, b. 1948 Arranger of "[I know it was the blood]" in This Far By Faith James Capers is the interim pastor of Salem Lutheran Church in Indianapolis, IN. James Capers

Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

b. 1953 Person Name: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 Arranger of "IT WAS THE BLOOD" in African American Heritage Hymnal Evelyn Simpson Curenton (born 1953) is a leading African-American composer, pianist, organist, and vocalist. Simpson Curenton began piano lessons at age 5, began to perform with the Singing Simpsons of Philadelphia, a family group, and earned a B.M., Music Education and Voice from Temple University. She has been commissioned to write works for the American Guild of Organists, George Shirley, the late Duke Ellington, and her sister, the late Joy Simpson, arranged music for Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, and the Porgy and Bess Chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera, and has performed with musical organizations such as Philadelphia's National Opera Ebony (later renamed Opera North). Based in the Washington, D.C., area, Curenton is Music Director of the Washington Performing Arts Society's Men and Women of the Gospel and an associate of the Smithsonian Institution. She has given lectures and participated in workshops on early 18th-century black religious music and the music of African-Americans during the Civil Rights era. --en.wikipedia.org