Scripture Verse

If I may but touch His garment, I shall be whole. Matthew 9:21

Introduction

Words: T. N. Ea­ton, in Songs of the Peace­mak­er (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: J. W. Van de Ven­ter, 1894), num­ber 29.

Music: P. Keil, Jr. (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Ea­ton or Keil’s full name, or where to get their pho­tos,

Lyrics

Earth’s phy­si­cians know not to heal thee,
Thou hast tried them again and again;
Human agen­cies ne’er can cleanse thee,
Haste to come to the Sav­ior of men.

Refrain

O touch but the hem of His gar­ment,
And vir­tue shall come out to thee;
So shalt thou be saved in a mo­ment,
O sin­ner, but touch Him and see.

This Phy­si­cian hath pow­er to heal thee,
Men have tried Him again and again;
You need no­thing but just to touch Him,
Haste to come to this Sav­ior of men.

Refrain

They must die who re­fuse to trust Him,
There is no other heal­ing for thee;
They shall cer­tain­ly live who touch Him,
Haste to come to the Sav­ior and see.

Refrain