89. O healing river

1 O healing river, send down your waters,
send down your waters upon the land.
O healing river, send down your waters,
none is growing upon the land.
O healing, O healing river, send down your waters,
wash the blood from off the sand, from off the sand.

2 This land is parching, this land is burning,
no seed is growing, seed is growing upon this land.
O healing, O healing river, send down your waters,
none is growing upon this land.
O healing river, send down your waters,
send your waters down, down, send your waters down.

3 Let the seed of freedom awake and flourish.
Let the deep roots nourish, let the tall stalks rise on this land.
O healing, O healing river, send down your waters;
healing river from the skies, from out the skies.

Text Information
First Line: O healing river, send down your waters
Title: O healing river
Language: English
Publication Date: 2008
Topic: Justice, Peace and Freedom
Tune Information
Name: [O healing river, send down your waters]
Arranger: Geoff Weaver
Key: B♭ Major
Source: Traditional, African American
Copyright: © 2008 The Royal School of Church Music



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