479. Ho, All Who Thirst (Come Now to the Water)
Text Information |
First Line: |
Why forsake the Lord |
Title: |
Ho, All Who Thirst (Come Now to the Water) |
Author: |
Alexander M. Peters (1997) |
Refrain First Line: |
Ho, all who thirst, come now to the water |
Meter: |
5.7.5.5 with refrain |
Language: |
English |
Publication Date: |
2013 |
Scripture: |
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Topic: |
Baptism; Guidance; Welcome |
Copyright: |
© 1997 Alexander M. Peters |
Text Information:This song brings together many biblical references that help to enlarge an appreciation of the water of baptism. The refrain is based on Isaiah 55:1, stanza one adapts Jeremiah 2:13, stanza two draws on Revelation 7:17, and the third stanza condenses the imagery of John 4:10–14.