Balm of Gilead (disambiguation)
The Balm of Gilead was a rare perfume of the Bible, now used in figurative speech to signify a universal cure .
Balm of Gilead or Balm in Gilead may also refer to:
Nature
- Balsam of Mecca, resin and other products of the Arabian tree species Commiphora gileadensis (syn. Commiphora opobalsamum).
- Canada balsam, resin produced by the fir species Abies balsamea
- A common name for several plants that yield aromatic resin:
- Cedronella canariensis, a shrubby herbaceous plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Canary Islands and introduced elsewhere
- Commiphora gileadensis, a shrub native to the Middle East, source of Balm of Gilead resin
- Populus x jackii, a North American hybrid poplar tree, also called Populus x candicans or Populus x gileadensis.
- An alternative name for ginger beer plant, a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast used for making ginger beer
The arts
Literature
- Balm in Gilead, 1965 play by Lanford Wilson
- Balm in Gilead: Journey of a Healer, 1988 biography of Margaret Morgan Lawrence
- "Is there balm in Gilead?", a line from poem The Raven, in which the narrator asks if there is to be any healing over the loss of his love, Lenore. The bird replies in the negative.
- In Charlotte Brontë's novel, Shirley, chapter XI, “ ...We’ll find balm in Gilead.” Referring to the character Caroline's female malaise.
Music
Songs
- "There Is a Balm in Gilead", traditional African-American spiritual or hymn
- By Paul Robeson on his 1945 album Spirituals
- By George Beverly Shea on his 1957 album A Billy Graham Crusade In Song
- By Rahsaan Roland Kirk on his 1972 album I, Eye, Aye: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1972
- By Nina Simone on her 1978 album Baltimore
- By Jessye Norman on her 1979 album Negro spirituals
- By Nana Mouskouri on her 1990 album Oh Happy Day
- By Sweet Honey in the Rock on their 1995 album Sacred Ground
- By Karen Clark Sheard on her 1997 debut album Finally Karen
- By Toshi Reagon on the 1998 TV soundtrack Africans in America
- By Larry Willis on his 2003 album Sanctuary
- By Leon Bibb and Eric Bibb on their 2004 album A Family Affair
- "Balm of Gilead", a song by Iceage
- "Balm of Gilead", a song by the Sunday Service Choir on their 2019 album Jesus Is Born
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