I See A Crimson Stream of Blood

This song was written by African-American pastor and songwriter, Bishop G. T. Haywood in the 1920's.  He composed many gospel songs like "Jesus, the Son of God," "Do All in Jesus Name," which are known for their Oneness Pentecostal themes.  This song as well as many others were published by Christ Temple in an hymnal book called The Bridegroom Songs.

Garfield Thomas Haywood was born on July 15, 1880 in Greencastle, Indiana to Bennett and Pennyann Haywood.  His family moved to a neighborhood in Indianapolis known as Haughville when Haywood was just three years old.  He attended School 52 as a child and went to Shortridge High School.  After high school he was employed by a couple of news papers, the Indianapolis Freeman and Indianapolis Recorder as a cartoonist.  He married Ida Howard on February 11, 1902.    They had one daughter named Fannie. 


He got involved with the ministry and founded Christ Temple Church in 1908.  At this time he was affiliated with the General Assemblies of God.  Haywood became affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (PAW) in 1911.  By 1913 the Christ Temple Church had grew between 400 to 500 bi-racial members.  In 1915 Haywood received a copy of Frank Ewart's paper Meat in Due Season which revealed the biblical accounts of the Apostles baptizing people in Jesus' Name instead of the traditional Trinitarian's doctrine of baptizing in the  titles following Matthew 28:19.  Haywood responded to this by inviting the evangelist Glenn A. Cook to preach at his church, Christ Temple.  A baptism revival was soon the result of this meeting where Haywood and his congregation converted to Oneness Pentecostalism and were all baptized in Jesus' Name.  This facilitating the spread of Oneness Pentecostalism all throughout Indiana.

When the third general council of the Assemblies of God convened that October 1915 the debate was on the merits of the new Jesus' Name doctrine vs. the traditional Trinitarian doctrine.  E. N. Bell and Haywood spoke on behalf of the Jesus' Name doctrine while others spoke against it.  It ended in a draw and was agreed to readdress the topic later at the fourth general council the following year.  The following year the general council rejected the Jesus' Name doctrine causing over one fourth of the ministers to leave the Assemblies of God, Haywood included. 

Several of the former ministers that left in 1916 formed the General Assembly of the Apostolic Assemblies which merged with the PAW's at the start of WWI in order for its ministers to obtain noncombatant statues.  Haywood was appointed as it's general chairman.

In 1920, Bishop Haywood stayed in his office for about a week.  His wife would bring him food to eat and leave at the door.  When she came back later it would be sitting right where she had left it. It is said that next Sunday morning Bishop Haywood walked to pulpit, lifting up his voice without musical accompaniment and began to sing this song for the first time.  

Having outgrown their old church, Haywood found a new location at Fall Creek and Paris Avenue in December of 1923 to rebuild.  At this time this new location was the city dump.  Haywood designed and engineered the construction.  He taught the importance of evangelizing to the world.  Through his profession as a printer he used his own print shop to publish tracts, booklets, outlines, and charts as additional means of spreading the Gospel which became in demand throughout the U.S. and internationally.  In 1924 Haywood was appointed Bishop of the newly reorganized PAWh.  He served as Presiding Bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World from 1925 to 1931.  Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Assembly was and remained the only genuinely interracial church in the city. 
Bishop Garfield Thomas Haywood left this world on April 12, 1931.  He is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery. 

 

Bishop Garfield T. Haywood baptizing Elder Timothy Urshan in Jesus Name Jordan River









Lyric's

On Cal'vry's hill of sorrow
Where sin's demands were paid,
And rays of hope for tomorrow
Across our path were laid

I see a crimson stream of blood,
It flows from Calvary.
It's waves which reach the throne of God,
Are sweeping over me.

Today no condemnation
Abides to turn away
My soul from His salvation,
He's in my heart to stay.

When gloom and sadness whisper,
"You've sinned no use to pray,"
I look away to Jesus,
And he tells me to say:

And when we reach the portal
Where life forever reigns,
The ransomed host' grand final
Will be this glad refrain.  

Psalms & Hymns of Devotion & Inspiration Nila & Hugh Rose With Harvestime Singers & Musicians.  Hugh Rose was the Associate Pastor of Calvary Tabernacle.  Nathaniel A. Urshan was the Pastor at the time.  1949-1979

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Tribute to Bishop Garfield T. Haywood

The Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Mass Choir, 2012

Other Songs:

Thank God for the Blood 

P.A.W. Album '60's Recording, Thank God for the Blood

Newer Style

TETREC Reunion, Ill November 5, 2011

Jesus, the Son of God

WV & East Tennessee District Choir (P.A.W.

The Water Way (original)

The Water Way Lyrics

Verse 1

Long ago the maids drew water

In the evening time they say

One day Isaac sent his servant

to stop Rebecca on her way

My master sent me here to tell thee

see these jewels rich and rare

Would'st thou not his lovely bride be

in that country over there

Chorus

It shall be light in the evening time

The path to glor you will surely find

Through the water way it is the light today

Buried in His precious name

Young and old repent of all your sins

And the Holy Ghost will enter in

The evening time has come

Tis a fact that God and Christ are ONE

Verse 2

Have you look’d and often wondered

Why the power is slack today

And got on in the man-made way

O’saints who never have been buried 

In the blessed name of Jesus

Let truth now sanctify you

It’s the way Apostles trod

And many many more!! 

Sources:

http://www.hymnary.org/text/on calvarys hill of sorrow 

https://oldlandmark.wordpress.com/category/people/oneness-pentecostals/garfield-thomas-haywood/ 

http://www.calvaryapostolicgallia.com/page/new bishop g t haywood#!prettyPhoto 

http://www.apostolicarchives.com/articles/article/8801925/173304.htm