He showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Revelation 22:1
Words: W. C. Macurdy, in Crowning Day No. 2, edited by Jacob Hall et al. (Dayton, Virginia: Ruebush-Kieffer, 1896), number 163.
Music: Etchmiadzin Jacob H. Hall (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Macurdy (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
O the stream of living water!
From the stricken Rock it flows,
Free to every son and daughter—
Cure for all our sins and woes!
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O the water, flowing water,
All the thirsty to relieve;
Free to every son and daughter—
Come to Jesus, and receive!
Thro’ the wilderness we’re going,
To the land of promise fair;
Where the tree of life is growing,
By the river, flowing there!
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Praise the Lord, I feel it flowing,
Rippling, singing, in my soul;
And my Christian strength is growing!
Jesus Christ hath made me whole!
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Flowing on and on, forever,
To the sea of love, divine,
It shall know cessation never,
In this grateful heart of mine.
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