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: Leo­ni­das Ro­bin­son, in Res­cue Hymns, ed­it­ed by Beat­ty & Fogg (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Res­cue Mis­sion Pub­lish­ing, 1896).

Music: Ed­ward S. Fogg (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Ro­bin­son (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Edward S. Fogg
ca. 1840–?

Lyrics

There is a fount­ain flow­ing free,
With bright and crim­son sheen;
’Twas op­ened in King Da­vid’s time,
To make the sin­ner clean.

Refrain

This fount­ain op­ened in Da­vid’s time,
Still flows with grace di­vine;
And who­so­ev­er will en­ter in,
Shall be saved and cleansed from sin.

On Cal­va­ry’s brow the Sav­ior bled,
For you, His life He gave;
He bore the sins of all the world,
And from all sins doth save.

Refrain

Come, sin­ner, come, your sins con­fess,
And let this fount­ain roll;
With cleans­ing pow­er the crim­son tide
Will wash and make you whole.

Refrain

I come, O Lord, with con­trite heart,
I all my sins for­sake;
I plead Thy pro­mise, trust Thy Word,
I now my Sav­ior take.

Refrain