The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2229

2229. Heal Us, Emmanuel

1. Heal us, Emmanuel, hear our prayer
[originally, Heal us, Emmanuel, here we are]
We wait to feel Thy touch;
Deep wounded souls to Thee repair,
And Savior, we are such.

2. Our faith is feeble, we confess
We faintly trust Thy Word;
But wilt Thou pity us the less?
Be that far from Thee, Lord!

3. Remember him who once applied
With trembling for relief
Lord, I believe, with tears he cried;
O help my unbelief!

4. She, too, who touched Thee in the press
And healing virtue stole,
Was answered, Daughter, go in peace;
Thy faith has made thee whole.

5. Concealed amid the gathering throng,
She would have shunned Thy view;
And if her faith was firm and strong,
Had strong misgivings too.

6. Like her, with hopes and fears we come
To touch Thee if we may;
O send us not despairing home;
Send none unhealed away.

Text Information

• First Line: Heal us, Emmanuel, hear our prayer
• Title: Heal Us, Emmanuel
• Author: William Cowper (1779)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: GRÄFENBERG
• Composer: Johann Crüger (1647)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 16512 33235 43215
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain