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Fountain of being, Source of good

Fountain of being, Source of good

Tune: PARKER (Harrington)
Published in 10 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1. Fountain of being, source of good!
At whose almighty breath
The creature proves our bane or food
Dispensing life or death:

2. Thee we address with humble fear;
Vouchsafe Thy gifts to crown;
Father of all, Thy children hear,
And send a blessing down.

3. O, may our souls for ever pine
Thy grace to taste and see;
Athirst for righteousness divine,
And hungry after Thee!

4. For this we lift our longing eyes
We wait the gracious word:
Speak, and our hearts from earth shall rise,
And feed upon the Lord.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #2008

Text Information

First Line: Fountain of being, Source of good
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #2008
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The Cyber Hymnal #2008

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