The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12656

12656. O Lord Of Health And Life

1 O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell
How at Thy word were loosed the bands of hell;
How Thy pure touch removed the leprous stain,
And the polluted flesh grew clean again?

2 O! wash our hearts, restore the contrite soul,
Stretch forth Thy healing hand, and make us whole;
O! bend the stubborn knees to kneel to Thee;
Speak but the word, and we once more are free.

3 Yea, Lord, we claim the promise of Thy love,
Thy love, which can all guilt, all pain remove;
Nigh to our souls Thy great salvation bring,
Then sickness hath no pang, and death no sting.

4 We hail this pledge in all Thy deeds of grace;
As once disease and sorrow fled Thy face,
So, when that face again unveiled we see,
Sickness and tears and death no more shall be.

5 Then grant us strength to pray, "Thy kingdom come,"
When we shall know Thee in Thy Father’s home,
And at Thy great epiphany adore
The co-eternal Godhead evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell
• Title: O Lord Of Health And Life
• Author: Greville Phillimore
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Source: The Paris Hymn Book, 1863
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DALKEITH
• Composer: Thomas Hewlett (1866)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain