The Great Physician

lyricist: William Hunter, 1859, and Richard Kempenfelt, 1777
Composer: John Stockton, 1859

The great Phy­si­cian now is near

The sym­pa­thiz­ing Je­sus;

He speaks the droop­ing heart to cheer

Oh! hear the voice of Je­sus.

Sweetest note in ser­aph song

Sweetest name on mor­tal tongue;

Sweetest car­ol ev­er sung

Jesus

bless­èd Je­sus.

Your ma­ny sins are all for­giv’n

Oh! hear the voice of Je­sus;

Go on your way in peace to Heav’n

And wear a crown with Je­sus.

All glo­ry to the dy­ing Lamb!

I now be­lieve in Je­sus;

I love the bless­èd Sav­ior’s name

I love the name of Je­sus.

The child­ren

too

both great and small

Who love the name of Je­sus

May now ac­cept the gra­cious call

To work and live for Je­sus.

Come

breth­ren

help me sing His praise

Oh

praise the name of Je­sus;

Oh

sis­ters

all your voic­es raise

Oh

bless the name of Je­sus.

His name dis­pels my guilt and fear

No oth­er name but Je­sus;

Oh! how my soul de­lights to hear

The charm­ing name of Je­sus.

And when to that bright world ab­ove

We rise to see our Je­sus

We’ll sing around the throne of love

His name

the name of Je­sus.

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