Blessed Be the Fountain (Whiter Than the Snow)

Hymn lyrics by Eden R. Latta,
Music by Henry S. Perkins

Verse 1

Blessed be the fountain of blood

To a world of sinners revealed;

Blessed be the dear Son of God:

Only by His stripes we are healed.

Though I’ve wandered far from His fold,

Bringing to my heart pain and woe,

Wash me in the blood of the Lamb,

And I shall be whiter than snow.

Chorus

Whiter than the snow,

Whiter than the snow,

Wash me in the blood of the Lamb,

And I shall be whiter than snow.

Verse 2

Thorny was the crown that He wore,

And the cross His body o’ercame;

Grievous were the sorrows He bore,

But He suffered thus not in vain.

May I to that fountain be led,

Made to cleanse my sins here below;

Wash me in the blood that He shed,

And I shall be whiter than snow.

Chorus

Verse 3

Father, I have wandered from Thee,

Often has my heart gone astray;

Crimson do my sins seem to me—

Water cannot wash them away.

Jesus, to that fountain of Thine,

Leaning on thy promise, I go;

Cleanse me by Thy washing divine,

And I shall be whiter than snow.

Chorus