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O God, Whose Will Is Life and Good

Verse 1

Verse 1

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

Verse 2

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

Verse 3

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

Verse 4

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.