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Better Word
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Aug 11, 2026 updated
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Elevation Worship's 'Better Word' is a worship song about the cleansing power of Jesus' blood. The lyrics acknowledge personal guilt and the inadequacy of human efforts to overcome sin, then celebrate the cross as the place where shame is left and curses are broken. The song emphasizes that only the blood of Christ provides forgiveness and victory, lifting Jesus higher as the Lamb of God. It's a declaration of grace and redemption, pointing to the finished work of the cross.
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What can wash away the guilty stain
After all the wrong I've done?
I've already tried a thousand ways
But it's never been enough
What could be enough?
Nothing but the blood
A better word was spoken
Oh, I know it was nothing but the blood
Every curse was broken
Oh, I know it was nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood
And when I'm reminded of my shame
To the fountain I will run
Every failure covered now in grace
For the Lamb has overcome
What can overcome?
Nothing but the blood
A better word was spoken
Oh, I know it was nothing but the blood
Every curse was broken
Oh, I know it was nothing but the blood
A better word was spoken
Oh, I know it was nothing but the blood
Every curse was broken
Oh, I know it was nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood
On that cross, hallelujah
I left my shame where the nails were
Jesus Christ, O Lamb of God
Be lifted higher forever
On that cross, hallelujah
I left my shame where the nails were
Jesus Christ, O Lamb of God
Be lifted higher forever
Nothing but the blood
A better word was spoken
Oh, I know it was nothing but the blood
Every curse was broken
Oh, I know it was nothing but the blood
A better word was spoken
Oh, I know it was nothing but the blood
Every curse was broken
Oh, I know it was nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood
On that cross, hallelujah
I left my shame where the nails were
Jesus Christ, O Lamb of God
Be lifted higher forever
On that cross, hallelujah
I left my shame where the nails were
Jesus Christ, O Lamb of God
Be lifted higher forever
Be lifted higher