Author: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000 Hymnal: Worship and Rejoice #638 (2003) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 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 every ailment flesh endures
our bodies clamor to be freed;
yet in our hearts we would confess
that wholeness is our deepest need.
3 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?
4 Grant that we all, made one in faith,
in your community may find
the wholeness that, enriching us,
shall reach the whole of humankind.
Languages: English Tune Title: CANONBURY
O Christ, the Healer, We Have Come