Songs of Praise and Salvation ‎#103

103. The Old Fountain

1 By Samaria’s wayside well,
Once a blessed message fell
On a woman’s thirsty soul,
Long ago;
And to eyes that long were sealed
Was the glorious light revealed,
Through a fountain that was opened
Long ago.

Refrain:
There’s a fountain that was opened
Long ago;
For the healing of the nations is its flow;
Along the lines of ages,
The prophets and the sages
Caught the singing of the waters,
Long ago.

2 And a little captive maid,
By a leper undismayed,
Told to him a simple story,
Long ago;
That the stream where he might lave
Had alone the pow’r to save,
Through his trust in that old fountain,
Long ago. [Refrain]

3 As the eunuch tied to read,
Philip taught him of his need,
And baptized him in the stream,
Long ago;
As the outward seal and sign
Of an inward work divine,
That was wrought through that old fountain,
Long ago. [Refrain]

4 O thou fountain, deep and wide,
Flowing from the wounded side
That was pierced for our redemption,
Long ago;
In thy ever-cleansing wave
There is found all pow’r to save;
‘Tis the pow’r that healed the nations,
Long ago. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: By Samaria’s wayside well
• Title: The Old Fountain
• Author: Emma M. Johnston
• Refrain First Line: There’s a fountain that was opened
• Publication Date: 1903

Tune Information

• Name: [By Samaria’s wayside well]
• Composer: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick