FIRST THE BLOOD, THEN ANOINTING OIL
1. First the blood,
then anointing oil;
Cleansing, then can
blessing flow,
Without passing
through Calvary,
Pentecost we'll
never know.
Without purging of
the soul,
Pow'r from on high
cannot flow.
If true witnesses
we would be,
Self-life to the
cross must go.
Refrain
Work in me, Lord -
work thro' the cross
That my soul-life
deceased be.
Whate'er the price,
I would receive
Thy Spirit's
fullness in me.
2. Christ, the Rock
must be smitten first,
Then the living
waters flow.
If death has not
performed its work,
Then the Spirit
ne'er can flow.
If we truly died
with Christ,
Counting all things
to be loss,
Then God's power
will surely come
Down upon us in due
course.
3. First the altar,
and then the fire;
Without loss, there
is no gain.
If we fail to
surrender all,
We will never with
Him reign.
If our all we yield
to God -
A true sacrifice to
make,
God will surely
entrust these ones
Of His power to
partake.
4. First, the vessel
must emptied be,
Then the oil can it
contain.
First, the ditches
must be dug out,
Then much water
will remain.
First, the Jordan
must be passed,
Double portion then
bestowed.
First the baptism,
then the dove;
First the death,
then life be showed.
5. When we look at
the harvest field -
How the golden
grains abound,
We should know how
a grain of wheat
Had its death below
the ground.
To obtain the
grains of life,
There must be
death's awesome hour.
Without going
through Calvary,
There can be no
Spirit's pow'r.
6. Since the truth
is revealed, my Lord,
Help me go the
narrow way.
Strip me of all my
self and pride,
Suff'ring all, I
would obey.
I pray not for
greater pow'r -
Deeper death is all
I need.
Let the full
meaning of the cross
Be fulfilled in me,
I plead.
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