The Hurt & the Healer (song)
"The Hurt & the Healer" is a song by Christian rock band MercyMe. Written by Bart Millard, Robby Shaffer, Jim Bryson, Mike Schuechzer, Nathan Cochran, and Barry Graul, it was released as the lead single from the band's upcoming album of the same title. The idea for the song came after the death of Millard's firefighter cousin, who died while fighting a fire, and the song's early completion resulted in the album being pushed back so that the band could make sure the rest of the album "held its own". "The Hurt & the Healer" was released to radio and as a digital download on February 28, 2012 and has peaked inside the top ten on several Christian chart formats and inside the top fifteen on the Billboard Christian CHR chart. Background The idea for "The Hurt & the Healer" came from several difficult experiences the band dealt with in 2011, particularly the death of lead singer Bart Millard's cousin Todd Krodle, which was the source of great deal of grief for the band. Krodle, a firefighter killed in the line of duty, was a friend of all the members of MercyMe and also a Christian; his death, according to