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Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing pow'r? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

REFRAIN: Are you washed in the blood, in the soul-cleansing blood of the Lamb? Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Are you walking daily by the Savior's side? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Do you rest each moment in the Crucified? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

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When the Bridegroom cometh, will  your robes be white? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright, and be washed in the blood of the Lamb?

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Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin and be washed in the blood of the Lamb. There's a fountain flowing for the soul unclean, O be washed in the blood of the Lamb!

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Elisha Albright Hoffman was born on May 7, 1839, in Schuylkill County, PA, to Francis A. and Rebecca A. Hoffman. Both of his parents were originally from Germany and migrated with their families to America.  His father, Francis, was a minister and worked in the church for over 60 years. Elisha learned about music from his father’s church. Elisha began singing at a young age and thought that music and singing was as involuntary as breathing or the heart pumping blood.  He began leading music at his father’s church. After graduating from the local school, he went to high school and focused on science classes. Elisha soon graduated, and moved to New Berlin, PA. He attended Union Seminary which was affiliated with the Evangelical Association. At the age of 24, he enlisted as a Private in the Union Army and was discharged a month later. Two years later, he married Susan Orwig. Seven years after their marriage, Elisha became an ordained minister for the Presbyterian Church. The family moved frequently as he pastored churches in OH, MI, IL, and IN. He also began writing hymns as a pastor and helped compile over 50 hymnals.  When Susan was 32, she passed away and left him as a single father of their 3 young boys. In the early part of 1879, Elisha asked Emma Smith to marry him and be a mom to his sons. A few months later they were married and she had a boy in December. In 1880, after 11 years, Elisha resigned from the Evangelical Association. Elisha, Emma, and their children moved to Cleveland, OH. Rev. Hoffman died on November 5, 1929, in Chicago, IL.