The Hymnal ‎#381

381. O Thou, through suffering perfect made

1 O Thou through suffering perfect made,
On whom the bitter cross was laid;
In hours of sickness, grief, and pain,
No sufferer turns to Thee in vain.

2 The halt, the maimed, the sick, the blind,
Sought not in vain Thy tendance kind;
Now in Thy poor Thyself we see,
And minister through them to Thee.

3 O loving Saviour, Thou canst cure
The pains and woes Thou didst endure;
For all who need, Physician great,
Thy healing balm we supplicate.

4 But, O far more, let each keen pain
And hour of woe be heavenly gain,
Each stroke of Thy chastising rod
Bring back the wanderer nearer God.

5 O heal the bruisèd heart within;
O save our souls all sick with sin;
Give life and health in bounteous store,
That we may praise Thee evermore.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Thou, through suffering perfect made
• Author: Bishop William W. How (1871)
• Publication Date: 1895

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