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SDAH 475
There is a balm in Gilead
To make the wounded whole;
There is a balm in Gilead
To heal the sin-sick soul.
Text
1
There is a balm in Gilead
To make the wounded whole;
There is a balm in Gilead
To heal the sin-sick soul.
2
Sometimes I feel discouraged,
And think my work’s in vain,
But then the Holy Spirit
Revives my soul again.
3
If you can not preach like Peter,
If you can not pray like Paul,
You can tell the love of Jesus,
And say He died for all.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(b) 2 Cor 5:15 (r) Jer 46:11
Text Source
American Negro Spiritual
Metrical Number
C.M.D.
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In this African American spiritual, the writer plaintively alludes to the balm in Gilead as the ultimate cure, not for physical ailments, but that which cures the soul, the sin-sick soul. What really is the balm in Gilead and does it really exist?
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