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[How lost was my condition]
Appears in 19 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. O. E. Incipit: 51115 61233 55321 Used With Text: Balm in Gilead
[How lost was my condition]
Balm in Gilead
Author: Unknown Appears in 326 hymnals First Line: How lost was my condition Refrain First Line: There's a balm in Gilead Lyrics: 1 How lost was my condition,
Till Jesus made me whole,
There is but one Physician
Can cure a sin-sick soul.
Chorus:
There is a balm in Gilead,
To make the wounded whole,
There's pow'r enough in Jesus,
To cure a sin-sick soul.
2 The worst of all diseases
Is light, compared with sin;
On ev'ry part it seizes,
But rages most within. [Chorus]
3 'Tis palsy, plague, and fever,
And madness all combined,
And none but a believer,
The least relief can find. [Chorus]
4 A dying, risen Jesus
Seen by the eye of faith,
At once from danger frees us
And saves the soul from death.
5 Come then to this Physician,
His help He'll freely give,
He makes no hard condition,
'Tis only look and live. [Chorus]
Used With Tune: [How lost was my condition]
Balm in Gilead
Balm in Gilead
Author: Unknown Hymnal: The New Praiseworthy #281 (1916) First Line: How lost was my condition Refrain First Line: There's a balm in Gilead Lyrics: 1 How lost was my condition,
Till Jesus made me whole,
There is but one Physician
Can cure a sin-sick soul.
Chorus:
There is a balm in Gilead,
To make the wounded whole,
There's pow'r enough in Jesus,
To cure a sin-sick soul.
2 The worst of all diseases
Is light, compared with sin;
On ev'ry part it seizes,
But rages most within. [Chorus]
3 'Tis palsy, plague, and fever,
And madness all combined,
And none but a believer,
The least relief can find. [Chorus]
4 A dying, risen Jesus
Seen by the eye of faith,
At once from danger frees us
And saves the soul from death.
5 Come then to this Physician,
His help He'll freely give,
He makes no hard condition,
'Tis only look and live. [Chorus]
Languages: English Tune Title: [How lost was my condition]
Balm in Gilead
There is a Balm in Gilead
Author: E. O. E. Hymnal: Revival Praises #201 (1907) First Line: How lost was my condition Refrain First Line: There's a balm in Gilead Lyrics: 1 How lost was my condition
Till Jesus made me whole!
There is but one Physician
Can sure a sinsick soul
Refrain:
There's a balm in Gilead,
a balm in Gilead,
There's a balm in Gilead,
To make the wounded whole.
2 The worst of all diseases
Is light compared with sin:
On every part it seizes,
But rages most within. [Refrain]
3 A dying, risen Jesus,
Seen by the eye of faith,
At once from danger frees us,
And saves the soul from death. [Refrain]
4 Come then to this Physician,
Your sins He will forgive;
He makes no hard condition,
'Tis only look and live. [Refrain] Tune Title: [How lost was my condition]
There is a Balm in Gilead
Balm In Gilead
Author: Unknown Hymnal: Great Revival Hymns #225 (1911) First Line: How lost was my condition Refrain First Line: There’s a balm in Gilead Lyrics: 1 How lost was my condition,
Till Jesus made me whole;
There is but one Physician
Can cure a sin-sick soul.
Refrain:
There’s a balm in Gilead,
To make the wounded whole,
There’s pow’r enough in Jesus,
To cure a sin-sick soul.
2 The worst of all diseases
Is light compared with sin;
On every part it seizes,
But rages most within. [Refrain]
3 'Tis palsy, plague, and fever,
And madness, all combined,
And none but a believer
The least relief can find. [Refrain]
4 A dying, risen Jesus,
Seen by the eye of faith,
At once from anguish frees us,
And saves the soul from death. [Refrain]
5 Come, then, to this Physician,
His help He'll freely give,
He makes no hard condition,
'Tis only Look and live. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [How lost was my condition]
Balm In Gilead
E. O. Excell
1851 - 1921 Person Name: E. O. E. Arr. of "There is a Balm in Gilead" in Revival Praises Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000.
John Perry
E. O. Excell
Anonymous
Person Name: Unknown Author of "Balm in Gilead" in The New Praiseworthy In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
R. E. Hudson
1843 - 1901 Arranger of "[How lost was my condition]" in Quartette Ralph Hudson (1843-1901) was born in Napoleon, OH. He served in the Union Army in the Civil War. After teaching for five years at Mt. Union College in Alliance he established his own publishing company in that city. He was a strong prohibitionist and published The Temperance Songster in 1886. He compiled several other collections and supplied tunes for gospel songs, among them Clara Tear Williams' "All my life long I had panted" (Satisfied). See 101 More Hymn Stories, K. Osbeck, Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1985).
Mary Louise VanDyke
R. E. Hudson
