Deep are the Wounds Which Sin Has Made MEROE—William Batchelder Bradbury Deep are the Wounds Which Sin Has Made 1 Deep are the wounds which sin has made; Where shall the sinner find a cure? In vain, alas! is nature’s aid; The work exceeds all nature’s power. 2 Sin, like a raging fever, reigns With fatal strength in every part; The dire contagion fills the veins, And spreads its poison to the heart. 3 And can no sovereign balm be found? And is no kind physician nigh, To ease the pain and heal