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The healing water

Run along mourner

Tune: [Run along, mourner]
Published in 2 hymnals

Representative Text

Chorus:
O this is the healing water, water, water,
O this is the healing water, be baptized;
It's a-flowing from the fountain, fountain, fountain,
It's a-flowing from the fountain, be baptized.

1 Run along, mourner,
Run along, mourner,
Run along, mourner, be baptized. [Chorus]

2 Run along, sinner,
Run along, sinner,
Run along, sinner, be baptized. [Chorus]

3 Run along, gambler,
Run along, gambler,
Run along, gambler, be baptized. [Chorus]

Source: National Jubilee Melodies #53

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Text Information

First Line: Run along mourner
Title: The healing water
Refrain First Line: O this is the healing water
Copyright: Public Domain
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National Jubilee Melodies #53

National Jubilee Melodies #53

Plantation Melodies and Spiritual Songs. 3d ed. #d104

Plantation Melodies and Spiritual Songs. 3d ed. #d104
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