Lyrics
Been ostracized for 12 years
I'm used to being alone
Spent everything I had
And now it's gone
I'm used to being put down
My issues tell it all
My only hope is anchored
In this fall
Chorus
If I could just touch the hem of His garment
I know I'd be made whole
If I could just press my way thru this madness
His love would heal my soul
If only one touch
So many people calling
How could He ever know
That just a brush of Him
Would stop the flow
If he knew would He rebuke me
Or shame me to the crowd
Well I'm desperate ?cause it's never or it's now
Chorus
Suddenly He turned around
He said somebody has unleashed my power
Well, Frightened and embarrassed I bowed
You see I told Him of my troubles
And how?
I had to touch the Hem of His garment
And I know I've been made whole
And how I had pressed my way thru the madness
And His love has healed my soul
Then with one word He touched the hem of my garment
And you know I've been made whole
And somehow He pressed His way thru my madness
And His love has healed my soul
I tell you He touched me
He reached way down and touched me
When no one else would touch me
Jesus, shol' ?nough He touched me?
And I know I've been made whole
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Meaning & Inspiration
One Touch retells the Gospel account of a woman who suffered for twelve years and sought healing by touching the garment of Jesus. The opening lines emphasize isolation, exhausted resources, public shame, and a final hope anchored in reaching Christ. The chorus captures her determined movement through the crowd and her confidence that even contact with the hem of his garment could make her whole.
The later verses follow the biblical scene as Jesus recognizes that power has gone out from him and the frightened woman tells her story. The song then broadens the image of touch: the woman first reaches toward Jesus, but Christ is ultimately presented as the one who reaches into rejection and pain. That reversal gives the lyric its emotional conclusion. Healing includes both body and soul, while compassion answers the fear of rebuke. The song remains closely tied to the narrative recorded in Mark and Luke.
Related Scripture
- Mark 5:25-34 A woman suffering for twelve years touches the garment of Jesus and is healed.
- Luke 8:45-48 Jesus notices that power has gone out from him and addresses the healed woman with compassion.
- Matthew 9:20-22 The woman believes that touching the garment of Jesus will make her well.