The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16493

16493. We Shall Rest At The Fountain

1 There’s a fount­ain free flow­ing ’neath life’s tree;
We shall rest at the fount­ain by and by;
There the happy soul never shall grow old;
We shall rest at the fountain by and by.

Refrain:
We shall rest at the fount­ain by and by;
We shall rest at the fount­ain by and by;
There we all shall stand with the an­gel band,
We shall rest at the foun­tain by and by.

2 There’s a fount­ain bright in that land of light;
We shall rest at the fount­ain by and by;
On its banks grow flow’rs am­id Heav­en’s bow’rs;
We shall rest at the fount­ain by and by. [Refrain]

3 There’s a fount­ain sweet where we all shall meet;
We shall rest at the fount­ain by and by;
Songs of joy we’ll raise to our Sav­ior’s praise;
We shall rest at the fount­ain by and by. [Refrain]

4 There’s a fount­ain free, sin­ner, ’tis for thee;
We shall rest at the fount­ain by and by;
Will you meet me there and its bless­ings share?
We shall rest at the fount­ain by and by. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There’s a fount­ain free flow­ing ’neath life’s tree
• Title: We Shall Rest At The Fountain
• Author: David Elijah Dortch (1890)
• Refrain First Line: We shall rest at the fount­ain by and by
• Language: English
• Source: Gospel Melodies (Nashville: Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing, 1890)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [There’s a fount­ain free flow­ing ’neath life’s tree]
• Composer: David Elijah Dortch
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain