Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.
John 4:14
Words: J. Dudley Ferguson, in Songs of Free Grace, by Daniel Towner (Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; and St. Louis, Missouri: Cranston & Stowe, 1883), number 29, alt.
Music: Daniel B. Towner (🔊 pdf nwc).
O the joy—tell it out,
My soul’s victory;
I must raise my glad shout,
The Lord hath blessed me;
He whispered, I love thee,
Why keep up the strife?
I yielded, He gave me
The water of life.
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O the water of life
With salvation is rife,
And the Savior gives freely,
This water of life.
In the service of sin
I lost my good name;
War without and within,
No guerdon but shame;
Then at last, when undone,
I ceased the vain strife;
T’my soul, then from God’s Son
Came water of life.
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This fountain of cleansing
Is open to all
Who, seeking the blessing,
On Jesus Christ call;
Now go to Him, friendless,
There’s death in the strife,
But bliss that is endless
Thro’ water of life.
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