It is based on was Luke 17:11-19, the story of Jesus healing the ten lepers and only one returning to thank him.
The song was originally published in her 1965 collection "Joy is like the Rain". Sheet music for the Joy is Like the Rain collection has been out of print for a long time, but copies are occasionally available on Amazon.
The tune has a 4/4 time signature. When it is set in the key of D, the first few notes are F A A AB B B.
Downloads
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Small choir with guitar - original recording:
Virtual choir / band:
Solo singer with backing track:
Solo singer, unaccompanied - one verse and chorus only
Lyrics
The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website.With meter 7.7.7.7, the song has five verses, each four lines long,with a four-line chorus sung after each one. A rough outline is
Chorus:
Ten unclean and nowhere to go.
Ten men cleansed as clean as snow.
One returned to give God thanks,
But nine went away.
1 Ten men, lepers in a Hebrew town ...
2 “Lord, make me clean,” was their single cry ...
3 Like a tree when its buds come true ...
4 God gives gifts to us every day ...
5 Thank you, Lord, for the summer sun ...
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