She lay there
on her sick bed,
Sweat drops on
her brow!
Her father was
in anguish –
She must be
healed right now!
Her skin was
pale, her body weak,
She found it
hard to breathe!
Jairus had
tried everything,
But nothing
brought relief!
He sat there on
his daughter’s bed –
A tear fell
from his eye!
He watched her
life slowly slip away.
He prayed to
God, “Oh why?”
He ruled the
local synagogue;
He prayer three
times a day!
Why did God
want to take
His little girl
away?
He’d heard
about a Teacher –
One they said
could heal!
But could he
risk going to Him,
How would the
Pharisees feel?
They would not
want him to go
To the One they
call the Christ!
But Jairus
loved his daughter so,
He wanted to
give her life!
Then he heard a
terrific noise,
The news was
spreading around!
Jesus the Great
Physician,
Was coming to
his town!
His only hope
was to find this Man
Who could fully
heal his child!
He had heard so
much about Him;
How He was
gentle, loving and mild!
Pushing through
the excited crowds,
He found Jesus
and fell at His feet!
He begged and
pleaded for Jesus to come
And make his
daughter complete!
Jesus set off
to the house
But people
thronged around!
Pushing,
shoving from everywhere –
No quick way
could be found!
Jairus wanted
to get home quickly!
His daughter
lay near death,
For every
minute that went by,
Could be her
final breath!
Suddenly the
Teacher stopped!
Why does He
linger so?
“Who has
touched Me,” were His words,
“Who has
touched My robe?”
Jairus wondered
why He’d stopped:
Time wasn’t on
his side!
His daughter
lay there weak and ill –
Perhaps she’d
already died!
The woman knelt
at Jesus’ feet.
“Sir, I touched
Your hem,
Then suddenly I
felt Your power –
I’m fully
healed again!”
“My dear
daughter don’t you tremble –
New life begins
right here!
Your faith has
healed you of this ill –
Go, and do not
fear!”
Suddenly, while
Jesus spoke,
A servant came
and cried,
“You need not
bother the Teacher now,
For you beloved
daughter’s died!”
The mourners
wept, the mourners wailed!
They told Jesus
He was too late!
The little girl
had passed away –
That was her
awful fate!
But Jesus
turned to them and said,
“She is not
dead, but sleeping!
Why have you
come to this place
With your
wailing and your weeping?”
Jesus took
Jairus’ arm,
“Do not fear,
only believe,
Your daughter
is not dead, you see
Because I can
make her live!”
In the house
the Master saw
The mother,
tears in her eyes!
Jesus took the
girl’s hand
And said, “Dear
child, arise!”
She opened her
eyes and sat up.
Her Healer she
could see.
Jesus turned to
Jairus,
“A secret this
must be!
“Now fetch your
child some food to eat
And give her
some refreshing water!
Go, praise God
for all He’s done,
For giving you
back your daughter!”
Jesus is the
only One
With power over
life and death!
He came, you
see, to Calvary
To give us
spiritual breath!
