Uploaded February 2018 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago

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English Lyrics:

Bethesda is open, the angel has come,
The Spirit is calling for thee;
The waters are troubled, behold, there is room;
Salvation through Jesus is free.

CHORUS:
Salvation is free, salvation is free,
Salvation through Jesus is free;
The waters are troubled, behold, there is room,
Bethesda is open for thee.

Come press to the waters while mercy is here,
Accept of a cleansing complete;
O, hear the entreaty, dismissing your fear;
Lo, judgment and mercy now meet.

The house of Bethesda for sinners was built,
The pool is a fountain of love;
The waters are troubled for canceling guilt,
And still for our healing they move.

Then come to the fountain, ye needy and lost,
come now, while the Saviour is nigh.
This grace has been purchased at infinite cost,
and they that reject it must die.

Music: William Howard Doane 1877 [Bethesda Is Open]
Lyrics: Frederick Denison 1877 "Bethesda Is Open For Thee"

Scripture: Wilt thou be made whole? — John 5:6

MP3 Source: Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra (arranged by Ronny Herbst)
Text Source: hymnary.org/text/bethesda_is_open_the_angel_has_come

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