Tori Amos - Hereinmyhead.com

there is a balm in gilead
to make the wounded whole
there is a balm in gilead
to heal the sin sick soul

sometimes i feel discouraged
and think my work's in vain
but then the holy spirit
revives my soul again

if you can not preach
like peter
if you can not pray
like paul
you can tell the love of jesus
and say, "he died for all"

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This song was originally inspired by a scripture reference from the Bible, Jeremiah 8:22.

"I did this hymn There is a Balm in Gilead because it used to be one of my grandfathers favorites. He was part Cherokee and he had perfect pitch and he used to sing to me when I was little, and he would sing this song and.. there's something about y'know when people sing they're almost like old spirituals. Different than the Protestant kind of, you know you get that tone deaf-y, stale (laughs) you know, your momma don't dance and your daddy can't sing hymns -yeah."
-- Tori; Amy Lam� Radio Show, BBC London Live, September 14, 2001

Tori performed this song as a prelude to Crucify during the Dew Drop Inn Tour in Oakland, CA on July 12, 1996.