I’ve been thinking a lot about blood recently. I know, kinda weird. Part of it comes with the territory of writing an Amish/vampire story. With vampires, you have to deal with blood. One reason I think this is such a powerful spiritual story is because blood is used in scripture. A lot. There is power in the blood. Jesus’ blood. He shed his blood for you and me, for our sins, so that we might be washed free, cleansed of our sins. I love this old hymn.
Power in the Blood
By Lewis E. Jones
1899
Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There’s pow’r in the blood,
Pow’r in the blood;
Would you o’er evil a victory win?
There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.
There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r
In the precious blood of the Lamb.