Scripture Verse

In that day 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

portrait
William T. Dale (1845–1924)

Words: Will­iam T. Dale, in Pre­cious Jew­els, ed­it­ed by J. H. Les­lie & R. B. Ma­haf­fey (New York: C. M. Cady, 1878), page 79.

Music: O. A. Briggs (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Briggs’ full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Dale,

Lyrics

There is a fount­ain op­ened wide,
Whence streams of liv­ing waters flow;
’Twas op­ened when Im­ma­nu­el died,
To cleanse from sin and save from woe.

Refrain

Oh, pre­cious fount­ain,
Oh, crim­son fount­ain,
’Tis flow­ing free for you and me;
O come, and drink and live.

The dwell­ers of Je­ru­sa­lem,
The heirs of Da­vid’s roy­al line;
May to this sacr­ed fount­ain come,
And wash away each guil­ty stain.

Refrain

Here love, in one per­pe­tu­al stream,
Descends to all of Ad­am’s race;
Let songs im­mor­tal swell the theme,
The won­ders of re­deem­ing grace.

Refrain

Let Jew and Gen­tile blend their lays,
As down at Je­sus’ feet they fall;
High raise the song of rap­tur­ous praise,
And crown the Sav­ior Lord of all.

Refrain