Scripture Verse

A pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. Revelation 22:1

Introduction

Words: Ka­tha­ryn D. Ba­con, in New Ho­san­nas, by John E. Tho­mas et al. (Fort Worth, Tex­as: Quar­tet Mu­sic, 1906), num­ber 15.

Music: W. C. Cates (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Cates (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Ba­con,

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Katharyn D. Bacon (1884–1944)

Lyrics

There’s a stream flow­ing in peace,
To the lost, bring­ing re­lease,
If they drink of its wa­ters so clear;
O then come, own­ing each sin,
And re­ceive cleans­ing with­in—
O be saved while your Re­deem­er’s near.

Refrain

Beautiful stream, flow­ing along,
Bringing peace to the mill­ions in woe;
Beautiful stream, ri­ver of life,
To this stream, sin­ner, oh haste to go!

Lovely stream, ri­ver of life,
There you’ll find free­dom from strife,
Precious balm for the wea­ry al­way;
If you shall hear to be­lieve,
Pardoning grace you shall re­ceive,
And thro’ Christ, glad­ness obtain for aye.

Refrain

Stream of life, peace­ful and blest,
Near thy flow may we all rest,
And from sin and its sor­rows be free;
Till be­yond death we shall meet,
There our Lord’s praise to re­peat,
Thro’ a long hap­py eter­ni­ty!

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