Verse 1

O THOU, whom once they flocked to hear, Thy words to hear, Thy power to feel; Suffer the sinners to draw near, And graciously receive us still

Verse 2

They that be whole, Thyself hast said, No need of a physician have; But I am sick, and want Thine aid, And want Thine utmost power to save.

Verse 3

Thy power, and truth, and love divine, The same from age to age endure; A word, a gracious word of Thine, The most inveterate plague can cure.

Verse 4

Helpless howe’er my spirit lies, And long hath languished at the pool, A word of Thine shall make me rise, And speak me in a moment whole.

Verse 5

Make this the acceptable hour; Come, O my soul’s physician, Thou! Display thy sanctifying power, And show me Thy salvation now. Amen.

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