There is a Balm in Gilead - #516
"There is a Balm in Gilead" is a well-known traditional African-American spiritual. The "balm in Gilead" is a reference from the Old Testament, but the lyrics of this spiritual refer to the New Testament concept of salvation through Jesus Christ. The Balm of Gilead is interpreted as a spiritual medicine that is able to heal Israel (and sinners in general). In the Old Testament, the balm of Gilead is taken most directly from Jeremiah 8:22: "Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician t
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