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272a. O Thou thro' suffering perfect made

1 O Thou thro' suffering perfect made,
On Whom the bitter cross was laid;
In hours of sickness, grief, and pain,
No sufferer turns to Thee in vain.

2 The halt, the maimed, the sick, the blind,
Sought not in vain Thy tendance kind;
Now in Thy poor Thyself we see,
And minister through them to Thee.

3 O loving Saviour, Thou canst cure
The pains and woes Thou didst endure;
For all who need, Physician great,
Thy healing balm we supplicate.

4 But, oh, far more, let each keen pain
And hour of woe be heavenly gain,
Each stroke of Thy chastising rod
Bring back the wanderer nearer God.

5 Oh, heal the bruisèd heart within!
Oh, save our souls all sick with sin!
Give life and health in bounteous store,
That we may praise Thee evermore!

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: O Thou thro' suffering perfect made
Author: W. W. How
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1894
Topic: Charities; Almsgiving and Charities; Hospitals
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: INTERCESSION
Composer: Unknown
Meter: L. M.
Notes: Public Domain.



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