Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Ira D. San­key, Gos­pel Hymns No. 5 (New York: Big­low & Main, 1887), num­ber 6 (🔊 pdf nwc). Some hym­nals give the au­thor as Ri­an A. Dykes, San­key’s pseu­do­nym.

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Ira D. Sankey (1840–1908)

Lyrics

Behold a fount­ain deep and wide,
Behold its on­ward flow;
’Twas op­ened in the Sav­ior’s side,
And cleans­eth white as snow,
And cleans­eth white as snow!

Refrain

Come to this fount­ain!
’Tis flow­ing to­day;
And all who will may free­ly come,
And wash their sins away.

From Cal­va­ry’s cross, where Je­sus died
In sor­row, pain, and woe;
Burst forth the won­drous crim­son tide
That cleans­eth white as snow,
That cleans­eth white as snow!

Refrain

Oh, may we all the heal­ing pow­er
Of that blest fount­ain know!
Trust on­ly in the pre­cious blood
That cleans­eth white as snow,
That cleans­eth white as snow!

Refrain

And when at last the mes­sage comes,
And we are called to go,
Our trust shall still be in the blood
That cleans­eth white as snow,
That cleans­eth white as snow!

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