Today’s hymn focus will be “He Touched Me”

 Matthew 8:2-3 (NLT)

“Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”  Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.”

This wonderful hymn was written and composed by a local favorite from Alexandria, Indiana, Bill Gaither. A humble man of God, he once said, “I’m not much of a singer and not that great a composer, but I know how to get good people together.”

He had spent the evening playing the piano for Doug Oldham, who was singing at a revival service in Huntington, Indiana led by his father, Dr. Dale Oldham in 1963. On the trip back to Anderson, they spoke of the powerful presence of the Spirit during the service. Dr. Oldham told Bill, “…you should write a song that says, ‘He touched me, oh He touched me.’”

Bill worked through the night to complete the song and revised it after playing it for Gloria the next day. Doug Oldham recorded it in 1964.

          He touched me, o He touched me. And o, the joy that floods my soul

          Something happened and now I know, He touched me and made me whole.

We need to wake up and long for a fresh touch of the Master’s hand on our lives, and like the songs says, “I will never cease to praise Him!

YOUTUBE:

He Touched Me