Lyrics
Chorus:
oh it is Jesus
yes it is Jesus
it's Jesus in my soul;
for I have touched the hem of His garment,
and His blood has made me whole.
Chorus:
oh it is Jesus
Oh
yes it is Jesus
Lord
it is Jesus in my soul
It's Jesus, in my soul
for I have touched the hem of his garment,
Touched the hem of His garment
and his blood has made me whole.
And His blood, made me whole
verse 1:
I've tried it all that I could
seems like nothing did me any good
then I heard Jesus, he was passing by
then I decided to give him a try
and oh it is..
Chorus:
oh it is Jesus
It's Jesus
yes it is Jesus
It's Jesus
it is Jesus in my soul
In my soul
for I have touched the hem of his garment,
All I had to do was touch, touch the hem of his garment
and his blood has made me whole.
And His blood, made me whole
Chorus:
Yes my Jesus
Well then He healed my body
When I was crying
When I was blue
Chorus:
for I have touched the hem of his garment,
Touched the hem of His garment
and his blood has made me whole.
And His blood, made me whole
I said His blood
Made me whole
I said His blood
Made me whole
Chorus:
Oh it is Jesus
Yes, Jesus
Oh it is Jesus
Wonderful Jesus
In my soul
In my soul
For I have touched, the hem of His garment
Touched the hem of His garment
And His blood has,
And His blood
Made me whole
I said His blood
Made me whole
I said His blood
Made me whole
Chorus:
Oh it is Jesus
Yes, Jesus
Oh it is Jesus
Wonderful Jesus
In my soul
In my soul
For I have touched, the hem of His garment
Touched the hem of His garment
And His blood has,
And His blood
Made me whole
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Oh, It Is Jesus stays close to a single image throughout: touching the hem of Jesus's garment and being made whole. That phrase is drawn directly from the account in Matthew 9:20-22, where a woman who had suffered for years touches Jesus's cloak and is healed by her faith rather than by a spoken request.
The one verse in the song gives that image a personal frame: "I've tried it all... then I heard Jesus, He was passing by, and I decided to give Him a try." The song places the singer in the same position as the woman in the Gospel account, someone who had exhausted other options before reaching toward Jesus directly.
Andraé Crouch's recording repeats the chorus far more than it develops new verses, returning again and again to "His blood has made me whole." That repetition mirrors the single, decisive nature of the biblical moment it draws from, one touch, one healing, restated rather than expanded, because nothing further needed to be added to it.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 9:20-22 The woman who touched the hem of His garment