Scripture Verse

When He was come into the house, the blind men came to Him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto Him, Yea, Lord. Matthew 9:28

Introduction

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Mary B. Wingate (1845–1933)

Words: Ma­ry B. Win­gate, in Sac­red Songs No. 2, ed­it­ed by Ira D. San­key, James Mc­Gra­na­han & George C. Steb­bins (New York: Big­low & Main, 1899), num­ber 11.

Music: James Mc­Gra­na­han (🔊 pdf nwc).

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James McGranahan (1840–1907)
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Lyrics

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Christ Healing
Carl H. Bloch (1834–1890)

The blind men to Je­sus cried out by the way,
Beseeching in dark­ness for light;
Oh help, Son of Da­vid, have mer­cy, we pray,
And grant us the bless­ing of sight.

Refrain

Believe ye that I am able, able to do this?
According un­to your faith be it un­to you.

O Chris­tian, so wea­ry of sor­row and sin,
Your dark­ness will van­ish away;
His light like the glo­ry of noon­tide, shine in—
To you He is say­ing to­day,

Refrain

Oh wan­d’rer, if you would a bless­ing re­ceive,
He’s pass­ing, oh do not de­lay;
But an­swer Him quick­ly,
Yea, Lord, I be­lieve,
To you He is say­ing to­day,

Refrain

The same Son of Da­vid is heal­ing to­day,
All those who up­on Him call;
Yes, Je­sus of Na­za­reth is pass­ing this way,
He’s say­ing to us, one and all,

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