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Heal us, EMMANUEL, here we are JEHOVAH–ROPHI, I am the Lord that healeth thee

William Cowper printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book I, no. 14, under Exodus 15.

WRITTEN BY

William Cowper 1731–1800

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 14

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 6 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Exodus 15 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 6 stanzas as Cowper printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

The stanzas at the centre; around them, every book its heading and its echoes come from, Old Testament on the left and New on the right. Choose a stanza or a book.

a line echoes this verse its heading or an echo comes from here

STANZA I

Heal us, EMMANUEL, here we are

Heal us, EMMANUEL, here we are,

Waiting to feel thy touch;

Deep wounded souls to thee repair,

And, Savior we are such.

No line of this stanza quotes a verse closely; it is the hymn's own confession.

Where Cowper found it

Cowper printed the hymn under Exodus 15.

1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. 2The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. 3The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name. 4Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea. … 23 more verses EXODUS 15 · ITS FIRST VERSES · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ EXODUS 15

Its place in the book

Book I of Olney Hymns walks through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, one hymn per passage: 141 hymns. This is number 14. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 14 · WILLIAM COWPER · THIS HYMN Heal us, EMMANUEL, here we are

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