Glory to God ‎#792

792. There Is a Balm in Gilead

Refrain:
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. [Refrain]

2 Don’t ever feel discouraged,
for Jesus is your friend,
and if you lack for knowledge,
he’ll not refuse to lend. [Refrain]

3 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.” [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Sometimes I feel discouraged
• Title: There Is a Balm in Gilead
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Deuteronomy 31:6-8
  ;
  Joshua 1:9
  ;
  Psalm 42:5
  ;
  Psalm 42:11
  ;
  Psalm 43:5
  ;
  Jeremiah 8:22
  ;
  Jeremiah 46:11
  ;
  Jeremiah 51:8
  ;
  Lamentations 5:21
  ;
  Habakkuk 3:2
  ;
  Luke 4:18
  ;
  2 Corinthians 5:14
• Topic: Encouragement; Evangelism; Healing; Lament; Renewal
• Source: African American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: BALM IN GILEAD
• Arranger: Melva Wilson Costen (1989, alt.)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain
• Key: F Major
• Source: African American spiritual
• Copyright: Arr. © 1990 Melva Wilson Costen

Text Information:

This African American spiritual offers a long-delayed answer to the prophet Jeremiah’s question, “Is there no balm in Gilead?” (Jeremiah 8:22). No earthly remedy can compare with the healing that comes from a sense of God’s presence; nothing else can heal “the sin-sick soul.”