Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#881

881. 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 If you can't sing like angels,
If you can't preach like Paul,
Then tell the love Jesus,
And say He died for all. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Sometimes I feel discouraged
• Title: There Is a Balm in Gilead
• Author (stanza 2): Daniel March (1868)
• Refrain First Line: There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Jeremiah 8:22
  ;
  Jeremiah 46:11
• Source: Work's Folk Songs of the American Negro, 1907; Revitalist, 1868 (ref.)

Tune Information

• Name: [Sometimes I feel discouraged]
• Key: F Major
• Source: Work's Folk Songs of the American Negro, 1907