O Christ, the Healer

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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 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 diagnose 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.

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Author: Fred Pratt Green

The name of the Rev. F. Pratt Green is one of the best-known of the contemporary school of hymnwriters in the British Isles. His name and writings appear in practically every new hymnal and "hymn supplement" wherever English is spoken and sung. And now they are appearing in American hymnals, poetry magazines, and anthologies. Mr. Green was born in Liverpool, England, in 1903. Ordained in the British Methodist ministry, he has been pastor and district superintendent in Brighton and York, and now serves in Norwich. Here he continues to write new hymns "that fill the gap between the hymns of the first part of this century and the 'far-out' compositions that have crowded into some churches in the last decade or more." --Seven New Hymns of… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O Christ, the healer, we have come
Title:	O Christ, the Healer
Author:	Fred Pratt Green (1969)
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Language:	English
Copyright:	© 1969 Hope Publishing Company

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ERHALT UNS, HERR

ANGELUS (Joseph)

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Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000), p.733

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Instances (1 - 26 of 26)	Title	First Line	Tune	Author	Meter	Scripture	Date	Subject	Source
Ancient and Modern: hymns and songs for refreshing worship #518	O Christ, the Healer, we have come	O Christ, the Healer, we have come	BOW BRICKHILL	Fred Pratt Green (1903-2000)	LM	Mark 1:21-34; James 5:13-16	2013	Community \| ; Family and Friends \| ; Healing \| ; Jesus \| life and ministry; Prayer \| ; Suffering \| ; Wholeness and Healing \|
Catholic Book of Worship III #354	O Christ, the Healer	O Christ, the healer, we have come	ERHALT UNS HERR	Fred Pratt Green, b. 1903			1994	Healing \| ; Sacraments/Rites \| Anointing of the Sick
Chalice Hymnal #503	O Christ, the Healer	O Christ, the healer, we have come	ROCKINGHAM	Fred Pratt Green	LM		1995	God's Church \| Healing and Wholeness; Healing \|
Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #513	O Christ, the healer, we have come	O Christ, the healer, we have come					2000
Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #717	O Christ, the healer, we have come	O Christ, the healer, we have come	ANGELUS	Frederick Pratt Green (1903-2000)	LM	1 John 4:7; 1 John 5:19; 2 Kings 5:1-14; Colossians 1:21-23; James 5:13-16; John 5:6; Mark 1:29-34; Mark 2:3-5; Matthew 9:2-8; Matthew 9:20-22; Matthew 15:31	2005	The Church Celebrates \| ; The Church Celebrates \| Wholeness and Healing; Suffering \| ; Unity of Humanity \|
Common Praise (1998) #291	O Christ, the Healer	O Christ, the healer, we have come	ANGELUS	Fred Pratt Green (1903-)	LM	Psalm 6; Psalm 41; Hosea 6:1-6; Matthew 8:14-17; Matthew 9:2-8; Matthew 9:18-26; Matthew 15:21-28; Matthew 15:29-39; Mark 1:29-39; Mark 2:1-12; Mark 5:21-43; Mark 7:24-37; Luke 5:17-26; Luke 7:1-10; Luke 8:40-56; Luke 9:1-6; Luke 17:11-19; Luke 18:35-43; John 5:1-9; James 5:13-20	1998	Healing \|
Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern #346a	O Christ, the Healer, we have come	O Christ, the Healer, we have come	ELY	F. Pratt Green, 1903-2000	LM	1 Corinthians 13:8; Ephesians 1:10; James 5:14-16; Jeremiah 8:22	2000	Healing \| ; Fifth Sunday Before Lent \| Year B; Proper 18 \| Year B
Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern #346b	O Christ, the Healer, we have come	O Christ, the Healer, we have come	BOW BRICKHILL	F. Pratt Green, 1903-2000	LM	1 Corinthians 13:8; Ephesians 1:10; James 5:14-16; Jeremiah 8:22	2000	Healing \| ; Fifth Sunday Before Lent \| Year B; Proper 18 \| Year B
Evangelical Lutheran Worship #610	O Christ, the Healer, We Have Come	O Christ, the healer, we have come	DISTRESS	Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000	L M		2006	Healing \| ; Community in Christ \|
Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #793	O Christ, the Healer	O Christ, the healer, we have come	ERHALT UNS, HERR	Fred Pratt Green	LM	Psalm 102:1-7; Amos 6:1-7; Mark 1:30-34; Mark 5:15; Mark 6:1-13; Luke 17:11-19; Romans 1:28-32; Ephesians 4; James 5:13-16	2013	Healing \| ; Jesus Christ \| Life; Lament \|
Hymnal Supplement II #67	O Christ, the Healer	O Christ, the healer, we have come	WAREHAM				1987
Hymnal: A Worship Book #379	O Christ, the healer	O Christ, the healer, we have come	TYRANT HEROD	Fred Pratt Green			1992		<cite>Hymns and Songs</cite>, 1969
Hymns and Psalms: a Methodist and ecumenical hymn book #395	O Christ, the Healer, we have come	O Christ, the Healer, we have come	KENT	F. Pratt Green			1983
Presbyterian Hymnal: hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs #380	O Christ, the Healer	O Christ, the healer, we have come	ERHALT UNS, HERR	Fred Pratt Green	LM		1990
Renew! #191	O Christ, the Healer, We Have Come	O Christ, the healer, we have come	ERHALT UNS, HERR	Fred Pratt Green	L.M.		1995	Service of the Word \| Songs of Assurance; The Service of the Word \| Prayer Songs; The Service of the Word \| Songs of Assurance
Sing Glory: Hymns, Psalms and Songs for a New Century #489	O Christ, the healer, we have come	O Christ, the healer, we have come			LM		1999
Sing Praise to God: the Hymntunes of Iam Kellam #11	O Christ, the Healer	O Christ, the Healer, we have come	DAVANN	Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000	LM		2005
Singing the Faith #653	O Christ, the Healer, we have come	O Christ, the Healer, we have come	ANGELUS	Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000	LM	2 Kings 5:1-14; James 5:13-16; John 5:6 - 4; Luke 4:40; Luke 17:11-19; Mark 1:29-30; Mark 2:1-12; Mark 5:15; Mark 5:21-43; Mark 7:24-37; Matthew 9:9-13; Matthew 9:18-26; Matthew 15:31	2011	Prayer: Intercession and Petition \| ; Reconciliation, Healing and Wholeness \|
The Covenant Hymnal: a worshipbook #483	O Christ, The Healer, We Have Come	O Christ, the healer, we have come	CANONBURY	Fred Pratt Green, 1903-	L.M.		1996	3rd Sunday after Pentecost \| ; Communion of Saints \| ; Healing in Affliction \| ; Praying for Others \|
The New Century Hymnal #175	O Christ, the Healer, We Have Come	O Christ, the healer, we have come	KENTRIDGE	Fred Pratt Green	L.M.	Luke 9:37-43; Matthew 8:5-13; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 7:1-10	1995	Health and Wholeness \| ; Jesus Christ \| Love of; Pain and Suffering \| ; Year A \| Proper 15; Year B \| Epiphany 7; Year B \| Epiphany 9; Year B \| Proper 4; Year B \| Proper 8
The United Methodist Hymnal #265	O Christ, the Healer	O Christ, the healer, we have come to pray for health	ERHALT UNS HERR	Fred Pratt Green	LM		1989	Christ's Gracious Life \| Life and Teaching; Healing \| ; Jesus Christ \| ; Penitence \| ; Service Music \| Prayer Responses
Together in Song: Australian hymn book II #638	O Christ, the healer, we have come	O Christ, the healer, we have come	INVERCARRY	Frederick Pratt Green, 1903-	88.88	1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; Ephesians 4:1-6; Ephesians 4:7-13; Ephesians 4:14-16; Hebrews 13:12-16; John 17:20-26; Luke 4:38-41; Luke 5:17-26; Mark 1:21-34; Mark 2:1-12; Matthew 8:8-17; Matthew 9:1-9	1999	Consummation in Christ \|
Wonder, Love, and Praise: a supplement to the Hymnal 1982 #772	O Christ, the healer	O Christ, the healer we have come	KEDRON	Fred Pratt Green (b. 1903)	LM		1997	Hymns and Spiritual Songs \| Healing
Worship (3rd ed.) #747	O Christ, the Healer	O Christ, the healer, we have come	ERHALT UNS HERR	Fred Pratt Green, b. 1903	LM	Psalm 102:1-7; Amos 6:1-7; Mark 1:30-34; Mark 5:15; Romans 1:28-32; Ephesians 4; James 5:13-16	1986	Pastoral Care of the Sick \| ; Community \| ; Healing \| ; Jesus Christ \| ; Social Concern \| ; Unity \|
Worship (4th ed.) #978	O Christ, the Healer	O Christ, the healer, we have come	ERHALT UNS HERR	Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000	LM		2011	Pastoral Care of the Sick \|
Worship and Rejoice #638	O Christ, the Healer, We Have Come	O Christ, the healer, we have come	CANONBURY	Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000	L.M.	Mark 1:34; Luke 5:15; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Mark 2:3-12; Luke 5:18-26; Matthew 8:17; Luke 18:42; Matthew 15:30; Mark 6:13; Psalm 103:3; Luke 9:11; Matthew 12:15; John 7:23; Luke 9:42; Matthew 12:22; Matthew 8:13; Luke 17:15; Matthew 15:28; Mark 5:28; Psalm 90:7-15; Luke 8:47-50; Matthew 9:35; John 5:13; Matthew 21:14; Luke 4:40; Matthew 8:8; Luke 14:4; Matthew 14:36; Mark 5:23; Genesis 3:17-19; Luke 6:19; Matthew 9:21-22; John 5:10; Matthew 19:2; Mark 10:52; Matthew 4:23-24; Luke 13:14; Matthew 14:14; Mark 3:10; Luke 6:18; Matthew 9:2-8; Luke 22:51; Matthew 17:18; Mark 6:56; Isaiah 53:5	2008

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