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THE FOUNTAIN OPENED

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 14, 1859

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 13, No. 21.

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THE FOUNTAIN OPENED.

"Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters." Isa. lv, 1.
Wanderer in a stranger's land, Thirsting, fainting on thy way, Seek the fountain near at hand, Come and slake thy thirst to-day; Here are waters running o'er, Drink of them and thirst no more.
Pleasure's votary, thirsting still, For delight unmixed with pain, Seek ye now this crystal rill, Where its fullness thou may'st gain; See the fountain running o'er, Drink its waters—thirst no more.
Mourner in this vale of tears, Seeking after perfect peace; Looking on to future years, Waiting for thy soul's release; Here's a fountain running o'er, Drink to-day and thirst no more.
Parent, watching o'er thy child, Keeping back no goodly thing, Lost in wishes vain and wild, To this fount thy children bring; And of waters running o'er, Bid them drink, and thirst no more.
Rosy youth and hoary age, Dwellers in this world of strife, Youth and maiden, child and sage, Freely flows the stream of life; Come to Jesus—thirst no more, Here are waters running o'er.
F. V. B.
Camden, Me., Feb. 28th, 1859.