HEALING AND FORGIVENESS 553 There Is a Balm in Gileag Jer, Si 22:40:11; Acts 1084-43 African-American spiriual; a, Refrain There is a balm in Gil-e-ad, to make the wound-ed whole, a Last time, end is a balm in Gil-e-ad, to_—heal_ the sin-sick soul, 1 Some - times I feel dis - couraged, and think my work’s in vain, 2 Don't ev - er feel dis - cour-aged, for Je-sus is your friend, 3 If you can-notpreach like Pe -ter, if you can-not pray like Paul, to Refrain But then the Ho-ly pir - it’ re - vivesmy soul a - gain, who, if youask for knowledge, will nev-er fail to lend. youcan tell thelove of Je - sus, who died to save us all. — This is one of te most moving ofthe African-American spirituals because itillusrates the way in which the enslaved tried en iDencourage hose who were eeingepecaly weighed down by ASfican American sprtual the burden of their captivity ‘Tune: BALMIN GILEAD Irr. with refrain Scanned with CamScanner