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Balm In Gilead

Sometimes I feel discouraged

676

The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)

Metric Index

Irr. with Refrain

Modality

G Major

15-Pitch Humming Index

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Arranger

David Hurd [b. 1950]

Language

English

Publication Date

1985

Refrain First Line

There is a balm in Gilead

Source

Afro-American spiritual
Afro-American spiritual

Last Five Uses

• Used on Sep 22, 2019 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Sep 22, 2013 10:00 as the Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Jul 07, 2013 10:00 as the Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA

Poem Words (Two verses)

Sometimes I feel discouraged.
and think my work's in vain,
but then the Holy Spirit
revives my soul again. (Refrain)

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)