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