Meter: Irregular Appears in 107 hymnals First Line: Sometimes I feel discouraged. And think my work's in vain Lyrics: Refrain:
There is a balm in Gilead
to make the wounded whole,
there is a balm in Gilead
to heal the sin-sick soul.
Sometimes I feel discouraged
and think my work's in vain,
but then the Holy Spirit
revives my soul again. Refrain
2 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
Psalter Hymnal, (Gray), 1987 Topics: liturgical Songs of Response Text Sources: African-American spiritual
There Is a Balm in Gilead