I don't believe we've met   But I know who you are   Your story made the papers   Most Wanted ran your name      The press called out for justice   For all the misery, the pain   You must have stunned the gates of Heaven   He said, "It's easy to explain"      It was the blood of Jesus   The blood of Jesus   That opened Heaven's door to let me in   It was the blood of Jesus      The blood of Jesus   That washed away my guilt   That washed away   The guilt of all my sin      You know you can't help believing   That when we breathe our last   And we mercifully go free of earthly ties   And we wake up in that city      And behold the family   Who is there and who is missing   Well, we may just be surprised      It was the blood of Jesus   The blood of Jesus   That opened Heaven's door to let me in   It was the blood of Jesus      The blood of Jesus   That washed away my guilt   That washed away   The guilt of all my sin      I believe that there's reality in mercy after all   There is truth in being saved by grace though faith   And I believe that when I'm called   To give an answer on that day      I'll be sure that my debt is paid   Gonna fall on my knees and say      It was the blood of Jesus   The blood of Jesus   That opened Heaven's door to let me in   It was the blood of Jesus      The blood of Jesus   That washed away my guilt   That washed away   The guilt of all my sin