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The Healer
You'd learned how fever might be turned
And knew the names of blood and bone
When Ireland lost you to the world
With half your healing still unknown
But far beneath a southern sky
They saw the worth in your hands
And gave your knowledge room to serve
In the distant place of Van Diemen's Land
For the healer hears the call
Wherever hurt may be
A steady hand, a listening ear
A balm for misery
Though fate may turn the road you take
And change the life you live
The calling still remains your own
They saw what you could give
You measured powders at the bench
Prepared the draughts by candlelight
Through Hobart's doors they came for care
The weary and the sick each night
Then through Saint Mary's quiet wards
You watched each patient breathe
With remedies and practised hands
You brought the care they need
For the healer hears the call
Wherever hurt may be
A steady hand, a listening ear
A balm for misery
Though fate may turn the road you take
And change the life you live
The calling still remains your own
They saw what you could give
And one by one the circle grew
Beyond the bedside and the ward
The suffering of a single life
Could teach you what a town required
The healer's eye that watched one face
Helped the needs of many shared
What began beside the sick and frail
Became a wider life of care
For the healer hears the call
Wherever hurt may be
A steady hand, a listening ear
A balm for misery
Though fate may turn the road you take
And change the life you live
The calling still remains your own
They saw what you could give
The road you chose was broken off
Your healing found another door
From lamp-lit rooms to wider lives
The healer answered evermore
For the healer hears the call
Wherever hurt may be
A steady hand, a listening ear
A balm for misery
Though fate may turn the road you take
And change the life you live
The calling still remains your own
They saw what you could give
ABOUT THIS SONG
Written and produced by Tasmanian songwriter Jason Bresnehan, The Healer forms part of Seventh Ribbon Music’s Ireland to Island Collection. The printed, Kindle and eBook editions of Ireland to Island featuring QR codes to the songs in this collection, will be available through Amazon and other book platforms from 24 December 2026.
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