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The "balm in Gilead" references the Old Testament, particularly Jeremiah 8:22, but the spiritual's lyrics focus on the New Testament concept of salvation through Jesus Christ. In the Old Testament, the balm of Gilead is a healing compound, symbolizing spiritual medicine for Israel and sinners.
They were discovered by Michael English and Mark Lowry with Bill Gaither at the 1987 National Quartet Convention mid-day booth cleanup. The kids, then ages 15, 16, and 17 were singing a capella in an empty civic center after being rejected by a local record company who told them to go back home and forget about trying to make it in "the business."
The Union Boys recorded a World War II themed version of the song titled New Martins and Coys in 1996. The Library of Congress has a recording of The Martins and the Coys in its collection, sung with guitar accompaniment by Pick Temple , [ 12 ] and a papier mache and wood sculpture scene depicting the song by Homer Tate of Safford, Arizona.
In the beginning of the song, Gaye shouts out in a preacher's tone, saying "Jesus said time will heal all wounds/but we have to live right to get the time". As with many of the songs on Here My Dear , "Time to Get It Together" lacks a chorus , but concludes with a vamp in which Gaye mixes his optimism with a depressive tone.
This wound from a friend is almost more than I can bear. I feel brokenhearted, and I want justice. Lord, I know that justice is not mine to give, so I come to you open-handed.
Some troops leave the battlefield injured. Others return from war with mental wounds. Yet many of the 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from a condition the Defense Department refuses to acknowledge: Moral injury.
It is a song steeped with antiwar lyrics and Jackson's wish for the humanity of making the world a better place. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The music video for the song was directed by Joe Pytka . In a 2001 Internet chat with fans , Jackson said that "Heal the World" is the song he was most proud to have created.
The Martins is a comedy, produced and released in 2001, written and directed by Tony Grounds, starring Lee Evans and Kathy Burke. [1] The film was released in the United Kingdom on 14 September 2001.