O Why Should Gloomy Thoughts Arise?

O why should gloomy thoughts arise

And dark­ness fill the mind;

Why should that bo­som heave with sighs

And yet no re­fuge find?

Hast thou not heard of Gi­le­ad’s balm—

The great Phy­si­cian there

Who can thy slav­ish fear dis­arm

And save thee from des­pair?

Remain not ov­er­whelmed with grief

And filled with sore dis­may

Nor look­ing down­ward for re­lief

Without one cheer­ing ray:

Lift up thy stream­ing eyes to Heav­en

The great Atone­ment see;

And all thy sins shall be for­giv­en;

Believe

and thou art free.

For thee the Sav­ior suf­fered shame

And shed His pre­cious blood:

Believe

be­lieve in Je­sus’ name

And be at peace with God.