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Epiphany Epiphany 5 Mark 1:29-39
Epiphany Epiphany 5 Mark 1:29-39
Jesus - The Gracious Healer (YB No 99)
Jesus - The Gracious Healer (YB No 99)
Gospel stories last from a culture’s past,
Gospel stories last from a culture’s past,
And we welcome them seriously.
And we welcome them seriously.
Wondrous things astir, miracles occur,
Wondrous things astir, miracles occur,
So we ponder repeatedly.
So we ponder repeatedly.
And Jesus, the gracious healer -
And Jesus, the gracious healer -
He is featured so lovingly.
He is featured so lovingly.
‘It is your belief that can bring relief.’ -
‘It is your belief that can bring relief.’ -
He asserted consistently.
He asserted consistently.
It was wonderful! Not conceivable
It was wonderful! Not conceivable
That this was a reality!
That this was a reality!
Yet Jesus, the gracious healer, -
Yet Jesus, the gracious healer, -
He is there for us all to see.
He is there for us all to see.
When the sick and tired, those without a guide
When the sick and tired, those without a guide
Need a friend’s sensitivity,
Need a friend’s sensitivity,
With concern declared and a burden shared,
With concern declared and a burden shared,
Who can tell what the end might be?
Who can tell what the end might be?
Like Jesus, involved in healing,
Like Jesus, involved in healing,
We can care sympathetically.
We can care sympathetically.
We can ponder still, for those stories thrill
We can ponder still, for those stories thrill
When we hear of supremacy
When we hear of supremacy
Of the healing light and the balm, in spite
Of the healing light and the balm, in spite
Of disease and of injury.
Of disease and of injury.
And Jesus, the gracious healer,
And Jesus, the gracious healer,
Shows that love leads to victory.
Shows that love leads to victory.
Tune Margaret AHB 206 Not in TiS
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