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O God, whose will is life and good

by Hardwicked. Rawnsley (1851–1920)

Representative text

As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 644.

Verse 1

O God, whose will is life and good For all of mortal breath: Unite in bonds of servanthood All those who strive with death.

Verse 2

Make strong their hands and hearts and wills To drive disease afar, To strive against the body’s ills And wage Your healing war.

Verse 3

By healing of the sick and blind, Christ’s mercy they proclaim, Make known the great physician’s mind, Affirm the Savior’s name.

Verse 4

Before them set Your gracious will, That they, with heart and soul, To You may consecrate their skill And make the sufferer whole.

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