Balm in Gilead
Moses was a man who talked to God
Face to face at the break of the dawn
He hid himself in the cleft of a rock
God passed by and knocked his socks off
When the Hebrew children make a golden calf
Moses took the law and he broke it in half
I’m not a child of the Hebrews properly speaking
But I can sympathize with the way they were feeling
Cause I poured my heart out, I melted it down
I fashioned for you a fine golden crown
You wore it well enough, but you wouldn’t speak to me
So I want you look here you so you can see
Every day ‘bout a quarter to three
Daniel felt the urge to fall down on his knees
He would thank the Lord for all his troubles and trials
You could see him praying for miles and miles
The price for this was a little bit strange
They threw him to a lion that they kept in a cage
For some old reason that we’ll probably never know
The lion looked at Danny and said “I don’t think so”
Just like this man in his lonely pit
I walked the line, I never budged from it
You cast on me a disdainful eye
You took one look and passed on by
The friends of Daniel they were also proved
In a fiery furnace they felt the spirit move
Just as the heat became too much to bear
They felt a nice cool breeze from out of nowhere
That’s about all the fire I could stand
Why don’t you be my Balm in Gilead
My body’s on fire
But I’m still alive
I’m gonna kick that bucket
But I ain’t gonna die