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O Christ, He is the fountain,
The deep, sweet well of life:
Its living streams I’ve tasted
Which save from grief and strife.
And to an ocean fulness,
His mercy doth expand;
His grace is all-sufficient
As by His wisdom planned.
The deep, sweet well of life:
Its living streams I’ve tasted
Which save from grief and strife.
And to an ocean fulness,
His mercy doth expand;
His grace is all-sufficient
As by His wisdom planned.
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O I am my Beloved’s,
And my Beloved’s mine;
He brings a poor vile sinner
Into His house of wine!
I stand upon His merit;
I know no other stand.
I’m hidden in His presence
And held by His own hand.
And my Beloved’s mine;
He brings a poor vile sinner
Into His house of wine!
I stand upon His merit;
I know no other stand.
I’m hidden in His presence
And held by His own hand.
3
The Bride eyes not her garment,
But her dear Bridegroom’s face;
I will not gaze at glory,
But on my King of grace:
Not at the crown He giveth,
But on His pierced hand;
The Lamb is all the glory,
And my eternal stand!
But her dear Bridegroom’s face;
I will not gaze at glory,
But on my King of grace:
Not at the crown He giveth,
But on His pierced hand;
The Lamb is all the glory,
And my eternal stand!
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Amen, I stand upon HIs merit, I know NO other stand,
Im hidden in His Presence and Held by His Own Hand...
thankyou for such a security, comfort & satisfying thought
Lord, You do keep us, holding us, we have absolutely Nothing
to Fear - You became our Life and our Person!
Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines
One of the hymns we personally selected during our wedding meeting. So precious ❤️.
Indeed, Christ is the fountain, the deep sweet well of life.
Near Reading, United Kingdom
Thank you Peter from Reading. I love this hymn from my childhood at the Nairobi Chapel Kenya. Today I’m sending it to a dear friend for her 90th birthday, because I felt the Spirit remind me of its words, especially the line ‘the streams on earth I’ve tasted; more deep I’ll drink above. ’ A little different from the words shown above.
Reading, United Kingdom
Why should we want anything less than to be in the reality of the divine romance with our blessed loving, living Saviour? OH the transendancecy of the Lords saving love will bring the needed tears of joy and satisfaction too flow... This wonerful Hymn will help bring us into a mutual satisfaction thats behond compare....... He brings a poor vile sinner into His House of wine... OH LORD JESUS I LOVE YOU...
Anaheim, CA, United States
Its living streams I’ve tasted. Which save from grief and strife. Hallelujah!
Thank you Lord for your deep well of love, sweet well of life!
Anaheim, CA, United States
Only new wine will last..
Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Mrs Anne Ross Cousin (1824-1906), hymn writer and only child of David Ross Cundell M. D. , an assistant surgeon of the 33rd regiment at Waterloo, was born in Hull, on April 27th, 1824 but her family afterwards moved to Leith.
Educated privately, Anne became an expert pianist under John Muir Wood.
In 1847, she married William Cousin, minister of Chelsea Presbyterian Church who was subsequently called to the Free Church at Irvine, Ayrshire, and in 1857 to Melrose. He retired in Edinburg in 1878 and died there in 1883. Mrs. Cousin survived him 23 years dying December 6th, 1906.
In 1920, a stained glass window was placed in her memory in St. Adrian’s United Free Church, Melrose. She had four sons and two daughters.
Mrs Cousin is best known for the hymn “The Sands of Time are Sinking” which is hymn 206 in this hymnal titled “Oh Christ He is the Fountain”. Originally it had 19 stanzas and was written in Irvine in 1854. “I wrote it”, she said “as I sat at work one Saturday evening and though I threw it off at that time." It was the result of a long familiarity with the writings of Samuel Rutherford especially his letters. The hymn first appeared in the Christian Treasury in 1857 under the heading of ‘The Last Words of Samuel Rutherford. ’ It did not become generally known until Dr. J. Hood Wilson of Barclay Church, Edinburgh introduced a shortened version of 5 stanzas into a hymn book ‘Service of Praise’ prepared for his congregation in 1865.
Next in popularity among her hymns are ‘Oh Christ What Burdens Bow’d Thy Head’ (hymn 94) which Mr. Sankey eulogized as a gospel hymn that had been very much blessed; and ‘King Eternal, King Immortal’ which has been frequently set to music and sung at great choral festivals. ‘To Thee Dear Lord, Oh Christ of God, ’(126) Is also found in this hymnal.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Christ is better than any old water fountain. Christ is THE fountain!!
Belgium
O I am my Beloved’s,
And my Beloved’s mine;
He brings a poor vile sinner
Into His house of wine!
I stand upon His merit;
I know no other stand.
I’m hidden in His presence
And held by His own hand.