Streams of living water will flow.
John 7:38
Words: Variously attributed to Henry J. Zelley or A. I. Zelley. The preponderance of attributions (including the earliest known, in 1901) is to Henry Zelley.
Music: Henry L. Gilmour (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know when this song was written, the author’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
My soul today is thirsting
For living streams divine,
To sweep from highest Heaven
To this poor heart of mine;
I stand upon the promise,
In Jesus’ name I plead;
O send the gracious current
To satisfy my need.
Refrain
Like a mighty sea,
Like a mighty sea,
Comes the love of Jesus
Sweeping over me;
The waves of glory roll,
The shouts I can’t control;
Comes the love of Jesus
Sweeping o’er my soul.
I see the clouds arising,
The mercy clouds of love,
That come to bring refreshing
Down from the throne above,
The earnest of the shower,
Just now to us is giv’n,
And now we wait, expecting
The floods of grace from Heav’n.
Refrain
The show’rs of grace are falling,
The tide is rolling in,
The floodtide of salvation,
With power to cleanse from sin;
It’s surging through my being
And takes my sin away,
It keeps me shouting glory!
Through all the happy day.
Refrain
It’s coming, yes, it’s coming,
It’s coming down this hour,
A torrent of salvation
In saving, cleansing power:
I hear the billows surging,
I see them mount and roll;
O glory, hallelujah!
They’re sweeping through my soul.
Refrain