Hymn
Balm in Gilead, and a Good Physician There
- Writer
- Anne Steele
- Meter
- Long Meter (8.8.8.8)
Deep are the wounds which sin has made:
Where shall the sinner find a cure?
In vain, alas! is nature's aid;
The work exceeds all nature's power.
There is a great Physician near:
Look up, O fainting soul! and live:
See, in his heavenly smiles appear
Such ease as nature can not give.
See, in the Saviour's dying blood
Life, health, and bliss abundant flow;
'Tis only this dear, sacred flood
Can ease thy pain and heal thy woe.
Balm in Gilead, and a Good Physician There — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/balm-in-gilead-and-a-good-physician-there
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Balm in Gilead, and a Good Physician There?
The words of Balm in Gilead, and a Good Physician There were written by Anne Steele; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 47 more hymns by Anne Steele, including Come, Thou Desire of All the Saints and The Goodness of God.
Is Balm in Gilead, and a Good Physician There public domain?
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What is the meter of Balm in Gilead, and a Good Physician There?
Balm in Gilead, and a Good Physician There is in Long Meter (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, My Dear Redeemer and My Lord, The Leadings of the Spirit and Christ's Humiliation and Exaltation.