If I Touch Him - Danielle Rose

I was hiding in the crowd

Hoping no one saw my face

I wanted to be close to him

I knew that he alone could save

So I went right up behind him

Unworthy of his gaze

Untouchable me

Seeking merciful grace

I have spent my whole life desperate, searching for a cure

For twelve years I’ve been cast out, ashamed and oh, so poor

If I touch him, he will heal my heart that bleeds

If I touch him, he will give me all I need

If I stretch my hand to touch his garment’s hem

I believe that I will be made whole again

«Who has touched me?»

Jesus said

Then he looked around to see

«For I know that power has gone to the one who has believed»

While everyone denied that they had taken grace from him

I knew I must confess

That he had changed me from within

In the presence of the people

I came forward to be known

Trembling, I fell on my knees before the living throne

When I touched you, Lord, you healed my heart that bled

When I touched you, Lord, you gave me peace instead

When I stretched my hand to touch your garment’s hem

Then your love, oh Lord, it made me whole again

Then I told him the whole truth

Then he spoke these words to me

«Daughter, your faith has saved you

Now go and live in peace»

Then the child within my soul

I had thought died long ago

Was raised again to life

And I felt joy within my bones

Then I ran to tell the blind, the lame

The brokenhearted and ashamed

The rich, the poor, the young, the old

The truth that must be told

If you touch him, he will heal your heart that bleeds

If you touch him, he will give you all you need

If you stretch your hand to touch the bread of heaven

Do you believe that he will make you whole again?

Do you believe that he will make you whole again?