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Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Down at the cross where my Savior died, down where for cleansing from sin I cried, there to my heart was the blood applied; Glory to His name!

I am so wondrously saved from sin; Jesus so sweetly abides within; there at the cross where He took me in; Glory to His name!

O precious fountain that saves from sin, I am so glad that I entered in; there Jesus saves me and keeps me clean; Glory to His name!

Come to this fountain so rich and sweet; cast thy poor soul at the Savior’s feet; plunge in today and be made complete; Glory to His name!

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Glory to His name, glory to His name! There to my heart was the blood applied; glory to His name!

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. 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 years 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. 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.  Rev. Hoffman died on November 5, 1929, in Chicago, IL.