The Hymnal 1982 676
There is a balm in Gilead
- Tune
- balm in gilead
- Composer(s)
- David Hurd, b. 1950
- Meter
- Irregular with refrain
- Text Source(s)
- Afro-American spiritual
- Tune Source(s)
- Afro-American spiritual
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There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole, there is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.
1 Sometimes I feel discouraged. and think my work’s in vain, but then the Holy Spirit revives my soul again. There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole, there is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.
2 If you cannot preach like Peter, if you cannot pray like Paul, you can tell the love of Jesus, and say, “He died for all.” There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole, there is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.