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"Nothing But The Blood," Jonathan Abel: The Only Fountain That Cleanses


What actually washes your sin away for good?

Robert Lowry wrote this hymn in 1876, and nearly 150 years later, it still stops people mid-sentence. Jonathan Abel strips “Nothing But The Blood” down to just piano, guitar, and his own voice, and he also made it the title track of his new EP. There’s nowhere to hide in an arrangement that bare. Just honest music and a question that hits you right from the start: “What can wash away my sin?” Not some technique. Not a resolution. Not even years of trying harder. The answer is simple, and the challenge is in accepting the answer… “Nothing but the blood of Jesus” can wash away my sin. 

Jonathan Abel - Nothing But The BloodThink about that for a second. How many things have you tried to use to feel clean again? Apologies, self-improvement, sheer willpower. Whatever we try, none of it reaches those parts of us that actually need washing. Scripture names the one thing that does. 1 John 1:7 puts it this way: “The blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.” Not “manages” or “covers it up”. Plain and simple, it’s the blood of Jesus that cleanses! 

That one word (‘cleanses’) matters every day, and not just on a Sunday morning in church. Guilt has a way of resurfacing right when you thought you’d dealt with it. Instead of burying that guilt again, bring it back to this one truth. The blood of Jesus cleanses. You don’t need a new fountain. You already have one, and it never runs dry. Now let that truth settle into your heart and soul today. Stop searching for a better way to feel clean again. Rest in the One that’s already finished. 

Hit play on this song and let it remind you where real peace comes from. As Jonathan Abel sings, “no other fount I know.”

(Related scripture: 1 John 1:7; Hebrews 9:22; Revelation 1:5)

Background:

Beautiful rendition of Robert Lowry hymn "Nothing But The Blood". First time published in 1876, and still one of the most popular hymns amoung Christians across the globe.

In this rendition you hear the gentle touch of a piano and guitar, and Jonathan as the solo singer. "Nothing But The Blood" is the title song of Jonathan's new EP "Nothing But The Blood".

Release date: July 17, 2026

Connect with Jonathan Abel
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ewjU4RI4zBROUrphUYPvw


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