Tempo: Driving, mid-tempo (think "Jesus Is A Soul Man") Instrumentation: Honky-tonk piano, electric bass, drums with a heavy backbeat, and a soulful brass section. (Intro) (Driving piano riff kicks in, followed by a punchy bass line and drums. Sammy gives a gritty "Yeah!" before the verse starts.) (Verse 1) I spent a lifetime building walls of stone Trying to hide the things that I had done I had a ledger written in the blackest ink And I was standing right there on the brink I tried to scrub the conscience from my mind But soap and water, Lord, they left the stain behind I needed something stronger than a mortal man could give To kill the sin and let the sinner live! (Chorus) And it didn't take a river to wash me white It didn't take an ocean to make it right The world may say it’s impossible to do But brother, let me tell you what carries you through It was just One Drop of Blood fell from the tree Yeah, just One Drop of Blood meant for you and me It covered the mountain of the debt I owed Just One Drop of Blood… saved my soul! (Verse 2) Now, the devil stood there laughing at the foot of the hill He thought he had the recipe to kill, steal, and kill He saw the Savior hurting and he thought he’d won the war But he didn't know what that sacrifice was for! See, he didn't count on the power in the veins of the King He didn't know the freedom that the crimson flow would bring Satan’s power crumbled when the hammer hit the nail And the gates of Heaven opened while he shook the gates of Hell! (Chorus) Because it didn't take a river to wash me white It didn't take an ocean to make it right The world may say it’s impossible to do But brother, let me tell you what carries you through It was just One Drop of Blood fell from the tree Yeah, just One Drop of Blood meant for you and me It covered the mountain of the debt I owed Just One Drop of Blood… saved my soul! (Bridge / Recitation) (Music drops down to a slow, soulful organ pad and a soft hi-hat tap. Sammy speaks with deep emotion) "You know, I talk to people all over this country... people just like you and me. And they tell me, 'Sammy, you don't know where I've been. You don't know the things I've put in my body, or the people I've hurt.' They think their sin is so big, and God is so small. But let me give you a little lesson in spiritual mathematics. You could take every war that’s ever been fought, every crime ever committed, and every lie ever told... pile them all up until they block out the sun. It looks terrifying, doesn't it? But then... you take one distinct, solitary drop from the side of Jesus Christ. Just one. And you put it on the scale. And folks, that mountain of sin? It vanishes. It’s gone. That’s the potency of the Gospel. It didn't take a flood... it just took a drop." (Chorus - High Energy) (Band kicks back in full force - Choir joins in) I said it didn't take a river to wash me white! (No, no!) It didn't take an ocean to make it right! The world may say it’s impossible to do But brother, let me tell you what carries you through It was just One Drop of Blood fell from the tree Yeah, just One Drop of Blood meant for you and me! (Outro) It covered the guilt! (One drop!) It covered the shame! (One drop!) It broke the needle and it broke the chain! Just One Drop of Blood... (Big ritardando/slow down) Saved... my... soul! (Final piano glissando and crash)
