There shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
Zechariah 13:1
Words & Music: Samuel L. Howard, in The Best Gospel Songs and Their Composers, by Anthony J. Showalter (Dalton, Georgia: A. J. Showalter, 1904), number 177.
Music: Pamplona Samuel L. Howard, 1904 (🔊 pdf nwc).
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In the blessèd crimson fountain
I’ve been washed and saved from sin,
He who died on Calvary’s mountain
Gives me precious peace within.
Refrain
O the blessèd crimson fountain,
Free for all its waters flow;
Come and test its healing merit—
It will make you white as snow.
Though life’s road is rough and dreary,
Though through dangers I must go,
Christ is with me as I journey,
And no harm my soul shall know.
Refrain
I will trust my loving Savior,
Faithful will I strive to be,
Till I reach the land of promise,
And His wondrous glory see.
Refrain