Daughter Be of Good Comfort

Words and music by Susan Mack
Arranged by The Solo Committee

Verse 1
For twelve long years a woman had
An issue of blood that none could cure.
Sheʼs spent all her money, but was without hope
ʻTill she came to Christ Jesus, so strong and so pure,
Saying

Chorus

Daughter, be of good comfort.
Thy faith hath made thee whole.
Go in peace, go in peace,
God has restored your soul.

Verse 2
She crept up behind him, so as not to be seen.
Getting close to the Master was her only goal.
Her fingertips touched just the hem of his robe,
But did she reach out to know man is seamless, is whole?
To hear

Chorus

Verse 3
The issue of blood, it stopped right away,
And Jesus, feeling goodness flow out of him, said
“Who touched me?” but she would not admit “It was me”,
The disciples pointed out “The crowd is thronging thee”,
But she heard

Chorus

Verse 4
The Master repeated, “Who touched me?”
The woman came forward trembling.
She told the whole crowd why sheʼd reached out to him
And how sheʼd been healed at the touch of his hem.
And he said

Chorus