[Verse 1]
D F#m
When I think of heaven
G D
And all the sites I'll see
G D
The walls of jasper, gates of pearl
Em7 A
The clear and golden street.
D F#m
Why should I be present?
G D
Why should I enter in?
G D
After all the sinful living
Em7 A
And the wicked one I've been.
D F#m
In the presence of Jehovah
G D
As I stand before the throne
G D
The accuser of the brethren
Em7 A
Starts to read the things I've done.
D F#m
As I hear the awful charges
G D
The question fills my mind
G D - Bm
Why should I not be put in hell
Em7 A - A7
To suffer for all time?
[Chorus]
D - F#m
It's through the blood
G A A7
That's all I have to plea
D - F#m
It's through the blood
G A
That Jesus shed for me
G A
Not by works of my own righteousness
D F#m Bm
For filthy rags are they
G D
But because of that old rugged tree,
G D
Jesus died on Calvary
G D Em7
This is my only plea,
A D
It's through the blood.
[Verse 2]
D F#m
When I'm walking through a valley
G D
And I feel there's no way out
G D Bm
When the winds of sorrow threaten me
Em7 A
And they turn my world around.
D F#m
That's when I look to Jesus
G D
And the price He paid for me
G D
I can lift my hand in praise to Him
Em A - A7
And shout the victory!
[Chorus]
D A
Oh, precious is the flow
G A G A
That makes me white as snow
D A
No, other fount I know,
G A D
It’s through the blood.
G A D
It’s through the blood.
