Scripture Verse

Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. John 4:14

Introduction

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May Agnew Stephens
1865–1935

Words & Mu­sic: May A. Ste­phens, 1903 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Woman at the Well
Carl H. Bloch (1834–1890)

Lyrics

There flows from Cal­va­ry a stream
For ev­ery sin­ner’s pain,
And he that drink­eth, Je­sus said,
Shall ne­ver thirst again.

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What! ne­ver thirst again?
No, ne­ver thirst again;
What! ne­ver thirst again?
No, ne­ver thirst again,
For he that drink­eth, Je­sus said,
Shall ne­ver, ne­ver thirst again.

Earth’s foun­tains fair but mock our souls,
Like de­sert phan­toms lure,
And they that drink, the faint­er grow,
The keen­er thirst en­dure.

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This stream from Cal­va­ry still flows,
To bless and cleanse and heal,
And he that drink­eth, Je­sus said,
New life and rest shall feel.

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Oh, bless­èd stream of pure de­light!
Oh, balm for ev­ery pain!
To thee I haste, for Je­sus said,
I’ll ne­ver thirst again.

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