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Text:The Touch of Jesus
Author:Marian W. Hubbard
Tune:[A touch from the hand of Jesus]
Composer:H. L. Gilmour

89. The Touch of Jesus

1 A touch from the hand of Jesus,
Dear hand, nail-pierced for me;
A touch from the hand of Jesus;
Just now he passes by.

Refrain:
O blessed touch of the Father’s Son,
Forgiving touch for the penitent one;
Whose hand is ne’er outstretched in vain,
Touching dead hearts to life again.

2 A touch from the hand of Jesus,
Who hears each moan and sigh;
A touch from the hand of Jesus;
Just now he passes by. [Refrain]

3 A touch from the hand of Jesus
Will cool thy fevered brow;
A touch from the hand of Jesus
Will make thee whole just now. [Refrain]

4 A touch from the hand of Jesus,
O soul why still delay?
A touch from the hand of Jesus
Will wash thy guilt away. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: A touch from the hand of Jesus
Title: The Touch of Jesus
Author: Marian W. Hubbard
Refrain First Line: O blessed touch from the Father's Son
Publication Date: 1903
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [A touch from the hand of Jesus]
Composer: H. L. Gilmour
Notes: Public Domain.



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