Drink! A river pure and clear that's flowing from the throne
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- Drink! A river pure and clear that's flowing from the throne;
Eat! The tree of life with fruits abundant, richly grown;
Look! No need of lamp nor sun nor moon to keep it bright, for
Here there is no night! - Do come, oh, do come,
Says Spirit and the Bride:
Do come, oh, do come,
Let him that heareth, cry.
Do come, oh, do come,
Let him who thirsts and will
Take freely the water of life! - Christ, our river, Christ, our water, springing from within;
Christ, our tree, and Christ, the fruits, to be enjoyed therein,
Christ, our day, and Christ, our light, and Christ, our morningstar:
Christ, our everything! - We are washing all our robes the tree of life to eat;
"O Lord, Amen, Hallelujah!"—Jesus is so sweet!
We our spirits exercise, and thus experience Christ.
What a Christ have we! - Now we have a home so bright that outshines the sun,
Where the brothers all unite and truly are one.
Jesus gets us all together, Him we now display
In the local church.
Apr. 1, 2008Hymnal.NetThe believers' growth in life has a source, and the source is the eternal Word—God in eternity (John 1:1-2; 1 John 1:1) in whom is life (John 1:4a; 1 John 1:2). Singing to the Lord can help us to grow in life by contacting God as the source of life. If we would sing a hymn such as #1151 in Hymns three times every morning for one week, we would be different persons. Instead of being dead and dying, we would be those who are living and growing in the divine life.
Source: The Constitution and the Building Up of the Body of Christ, chapter 3. (LSM)
Mar. 31, 2008Hymnal.Net...God, as the second crystal in the writings of John, is unveiled as the fountain (source) of life. I am burdened to present a living, vivid picture of what God is and of how God is to us. In this message I want to stress that God our Father is a fountain. The fountain is the real source, this fountain emerges as a spring, and the spring gushes out a river. In 1977 I went with some other brothers to see the Holy Land. We went to the foothills of Lebanon where there was a fountain and a spring gushing out a river, the river Jordan. This is a good picture of our God.
Very rarely is God presented to people in this way. From now on we should present our God to others in this way in our gospel preaching, not by big congregations but by our speaking to individuals in our functioning as prophets and as sons of God. We should say to people, "Have you ever got to know that God is a fountain, Christ is a spring, and the Spirit is a river?" Many people would open up to us when we preach the gospel in this way. Because they have never heard such a thing, they will want to know more.
Hymns, #1151 speaks of our experience of God the Spirit as a river...
Source: The Crystallization-study of the Gospel of John, chapter 3. (LSM)
Dec. 22, 2011Joanna SmathersBaton Rouge, Louisiana, United StatesA sister's comment on FB reminded me of this song so came to enjoy again and share. Drink a River flowing from the throne!
Nov. 21, 2011Emanuel NemenzoPagadian, Zamboanga Del Sur, PhilippinesThank Lord for this hymn. I love You, Lord Jesus.
Mar. 1, 2011Rendani SadikiPretoria, Gauteng, South AfricaAmen! O Lord, Hallelujah. Christ our everything. I love You, Lord.
Mar. 29, 2010Kellie TeagueAustin, Texas, United StatesO Lord, Amen, Hallelujah! Jesus is so sweet! Amen, Lord Jesus! This is a great song for exercising the spirit!
Oct. 12, 2009Jason ACanadaI think this is a great depiction/image of the Christian life. I think that just drinking/eating are sometimes lost when things become too large that we lose sight of the simple things. Verse 1 talks about how Christ alone can be sufficient for our daily living. Verse 2, the overflowing of enjoyment. Verse 3, how we can enjoy in a practical way. Verse 4, the result. That's how I see it as a picture of the Christian living. It is sad to see how the modern world sees the Christian life as a religion. I wish we sang this song more though. :P
June 1, 2009wendy rissorockville, mayland, United StatesThis song is a good one to enjoy. Amen! Christ our day and night!
Mar. 30, 2008Elijah WongMaryland, USThis is my favorite song!
Jan. 31, 2007BridgeMarianasI am refreshed as I sing this song!!! I love this song!!