Author: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000 Hymnal: Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #577 (2003) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: O Christ, the healer, we have come Lyrics: 1 O Christ, the healer, we have come
To pray for health, to plead for friends.
How can we fail to be restored,
When reached by love that never ends?
2 From ev'ry ailment flesh endures
Our bodies clamor to be freed;
Yet in our hearts we would confess
That wholeness is our deepest need.
3 How strong, O Lord, are our desires,
How weak our knowledge of ourselves!
Release in us those healing truths
Unconscious pride resists or shelves.
4 In conflicts that destroy our health
We recognize the world's disease;
Our common life declares our ills:
Is there no cure, O Christ, for these?
5 Grant that we all, made one in faith,
In your community may find
The wholeness that, enriching us,
Shall reach the whole of humankind. Topics: Care of the Sick; Healing; Care of the Sick; Healing; Care of the Sick; Healing Languages: English Tune Title: ERHALT UNS, HERR
O Christ, the Healer