The Worshipbook ‎#600

600. There Is a Balm in Gilead

[Refrain:]
There is a balm in Gilead
To make the wounded whole,
There is a balm in Gilead
To heal the sin-sick soul.

1 Sometimes I feel discouraged
And think my work's in vain,
But then the Holy Spirit
Revives my soul again. [Refrain]

2 Don't ever feel discouraged,
For Jesus is your friend,
And if you lack for knowledge,
He'll not refuse to lend. [Refrain]

3 If you cannot preach like Peter,
If you cannot pray like Paul,
You can tell the love of Jesus
And say, "He died for all." [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Sometimes I feel discouraged
• Title: There Is a Balm in Gilead
• Refrain First Line: There is a balm in Gilead
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Jeremiah 8:22
• Topic: Sacraments: Lord's Supper; Christian Year: Lent; Other Observances: Ecumenism; Other Observances: Mission; Other Observances: World Peace
• Source: Negro Spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: [Sometimes I feel discouraged]
• Arranger: Harold Moyer (1956)
• Key: F Major
• Source: Negro Spiritual
• Copyright: Arrangement of music from The Youth Hymnary; used by permission of Faith and Life Press.