Faith in the Blood

If asked whereon I rest my claim
To full salvation’s joy,
If nothing more I need to name,
Or other words employ,
Besides our Savior’s blood and wounds,
To me all-satisfying grounds;
I answer then, “My claim is good!
’Tis based on Jesus’ blood.”

This is my hope’s foundation firm,
Which ever shall endure;
Yea, at the end of life’s brief term,
I’ll rest thereon secure,
And dreaded death shall lose its sting,
As of my Savior’s wounds I sing;
His precious blood shall be the key
That opens Heav’n for me.

Author: William J. Henry

Year: 1911

This hymn appears in early 20th-century Church of God (Anderson, IN) hymnals such as 'Select Hymns' (1911). William J. Henry (1867–1928) was a prolific hymn writer for that movement; the style, theology, and phrasing closely match his known works. No strong alternate attributions found.