 | Collected poems of Samuel Davies : 1723-1761 |  |
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[THE FOUNTAIN]
The Invitations of the Gospel. (Annext to a Sermon on Rev. XXII. 17. April 9, 1753.
1.
To-day the living streams of graceFlow to refresh the thirsty soul:
Pardon and life and boundless bliss
In plenteous rivers round us roll.
2.
Ho! ye that pine away and die,Come, and your raging thirst allay:
Come all that will, here's rich supply;
A fountain that shall ne'er decay.
3.
“Come ALL,” the blessed Jesus cries,“Freely my blessings I will give.”
The spirit echoes back the voice,
And bids us freely drink and live.
4.
The saints below, that do but taste,And saints above, who drink at will,
Cry jointly, “Thirsty sinners! haste,
“And drink, the spring's exhaustless still.”
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5.
Let all that hear the joyful sound,To spread it thro' the world unite;
From house to house proclaim it round,
Each man his fellow-man invite.
6.
Like thirsty flocks, come let us go;Come every colour, every age:
And while the living waters flow,
Let all their parching thirst assuage.
| Collected poems of Samuel Davies : 1723-1761 | |