Do you ever feel weighed down by your past mistakes?  Wondering if God can use you for His glory, in spite of your sin?  This beautiful hymn – one of my favorites – is an encouraging reminder of what the Bible says in 1 John 3:16, “And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He is pure”.  If you have accepted the grace of God, you are cleansed by the blood of the Lamb – made to be His spotless Bride and no longer a slave to sin.  You can be not only free from sin, but free to live a life that brings glory to God.  The offering for our sin has been paid, once for all.  “For by one offering He hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified” ~ Hebrews 10:14

Oh, now I see the crimson wave,

The fountain deep and wide;

Jesus, my Lord, might to save,

Points to His wounded side.

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I see the new creation rise,

I hear the speaking blood;

It speaks! Polluted nature dies –

Sinks ‘neath the crimson flood.

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I rise to walk in heav’n’s own light,

Above the world and sin;

With hearts made pure and garments white,

And Christ enthroned within.

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Amazing grae! ’tis heav’n below,

To feel the blood applied;

And Jesus, only Jesus know,

My Jesus crucified.

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Chorus:

The Cleansing stream I see, I see!

I plunge, and oh, it cleanseth me;

Oh praise the Lord, it cleanseth me,

It cleanseth me, yes, cleanseth me.

By: Mrs. Phoebe Palmer, Music: Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp

Taken from: Christian Service Songs hymnal, published by Rodeheaver Co., 1939