Name: Balm in Gilead
Duration: P00H02M57S
Description: While doing research for the Shenandoah Harmony, Rachel Hall uncovered dozens of hidden gems in old tunebooks, including this melody from an 1868 book of camp-meeting songs called The Revivalist. Becky has been arranging, re-arranging, and folk-processing it since 2012, and was delighted to collaborate with Nicole on this iteration.

Balm in Gilead

from Two in a Garden by Becky & Nicole

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While doing research for the Shenandoah Harmony, Rachel Hall uncovered dozens of hidden gems in old tunebooks, including this melody from an 1868 book of camp-meeting songs called The Revivalist. Becky has been arranging, re-arranging, and folk-processing it since 2012, and was delighted to collaborate with Nicole on this iteration.

lyrics

Long hast thou wept and sorrowed
Poor mourner, dry thy tears
Behold, with light and comfort,
The God of love appears.

[chorus]
There's balm in Gilead
To cure a sin-sick soul
There's balm in Gilead
To make the wounded whole

The storm may roar about you,
Your heart may low be laid;
but God is ever near you,
and can you be dismayed?

The seed, before it flourish,
Must low in darkness lie
And love, to live forever,
Must for a season die.

Green pastures are before you,
which yet you have not seen;
bright skies will soon be o'er you,
where darkest clouds have been.

For soon the day is coming;
The darkness shall be gone;
And o'er the night of weeping
A brighter day shall dawn.

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from Two in a Garden, released September 1, 2021
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Becky & Nicole Northampton, Massachusetts

With Becky’s background in shapenote music and Nicole’s in sea chanteys and maritime music, Becky & Nicole sing a wide variety of traditional and trad-adjacent songs with haunting harmonies, beautiful poetry, and fun choruses that get everyone singing. They began singing together at Swarthmore College over a decade ago and have been dear friends, music partners, and roadtrip buddies ever since. ... more

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