The Pure Water of Life

There's a beautiful river of water so pure

Author: Emma Pitt
Tune: [There's a beautiful river of water so pure]
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 There’s a beautiful river of water so pure,
That flows thro’ the city of God;
And oft in my visions its light have I seen,
And longed for that happy abode.

Refrain:
The water of life—so pure water of life,
Freely flowing for you and for me!
Will you come, sinner, come? Oh, stay not away,
For Jesus is waiting for thee.

2 Hear the strains of redeemed ones float over that stream,
As gladly it ripples along;
Oh, list to the music to catch the sweet notes
And join in that heavenly song. [Refrain]

3 Come and drink of that water and thirst never more,
Oh, why will you longer delay;
Your Savior invites, and how sweet is the voice!
That calls to you, sinner, today. [Refrain]

Source: The Great Awakening: a choice collection of new and standard gospel songs #100

Author: Emma Pitt

Born: 1846, Maryland. Pitt was living in Bal­ti­more, Mar­y­land, by 1880, and through at least 1910. She may have died be­fore 1920, as the daugh­ter with whom she was living in 1910 was on her own and still sin­gle in 1920. --www.hymntime.com Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: There's a beautiful river of water so pure
Title: The Pure Water of Life
Author: Emma Pitt
Language: English
Refrain First Line: The water of life, the pure water of life
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Great Awakening #100

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