Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church ‎#271

271. The Springs of Salvation

1 The springs of salvation from Christ, the Roc, bursting
And flowing throughout all the world’s wilderness
Bring life and salvation to those who are thirsting
To drink from this spring of salvation by grace;
As streams through the desert refresh the ground
And make land once barren with green abound,
The power of His Spirit, our cold hearts o’erflowing,
Renews us for service with lives bright and glowing.

2 “I’ll bless thee, and thou shalt be set for a blessing!”
Thus said God, the Lord, to His servant of old;
O may we, in grace and in number increasing,
Through work show our faith and in service be bold;
Upon Thy truth founded immovably,
Keep us ever fearless to follow Thee;
So shall we in doctrine, in word and behavior,
To all men bear witness that Christ is our Savior.

Text Information

• First Line: The springs of salvation from Christ, the Rock, bursting
• Title: The Springs of Salvation
• Author: Frederick William Foster, 1760-1835 (1826, a.)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: The Church's Life and Work: Spread of the Gospel

Tune Information

• Name: SPRINGS OF SALVATION
• Composer: Johann Eusebius Schmidt
• Meter: 12.11.12.11.10.10.12.12. Mixed
• Key: C Major
• Source: in Freylinghausen's Gesangbuch, 1704; C. Gregor Choralbuch, 1784 a.

Tune Information:

Sei fröhlich in Herren, du Heilige Seele; (221, A)