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I have been to the fountain of cleansing

I have been to the fountain of cleansing

Author: Lida Shivers Leech
Tune: [I have been to the fountain of cleansing]
Published in 1 hymnal

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 I have been to the fountain of cleansing,
And plung’d ‘neath the life-giving flow,
‘Tis the blood shed on Calvary’s mountain,
That makes the soul whiter than snow.

Refrain:
O yes it makes whiter than snow,
The blood cleanses me, this I know.
Since it cleans’d me from sin,
I have Jesus within,
His blood cleanses whiter than snow.

2 I have been to the fountain of cleansing,
Found peace in the Crucified One.
All my sins by His grace have been cancelled,
And heav’n in my soul is begun. [Refrain]

3 I have been to the fountain of cleansing,
And glory is flooding my soul.
Hallelujah! My heart is rejoicing,
His blood makes me ev’ry whit whole. [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #285

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Author: Lida Shivers Leech

Born: Ju­ly 12, 1873, May­ville, New Jer­sey. Died: March 4, 1962, Long Beach, Cal­i­for­nia. Leech spent her child­hood in Cape May Court House, New Jer­sey, and at­tend­ed Co­lum­bia Un­i­ver­si­ty and Tem­ple Un­i­ver­si­ty. She played the or­gan at Be­tha­ny Meth­od­ist Church in Cam­den, New Jer­sey, served as ac­com­pa­nist at evan­gel­i­cal serv­ic­es, and wrote some 500 hymn tunes in her life­time. Sources-- Emurian, pp. 112-3 Reynolds, p. 336 Lyrics-- God’s Way Is Best I Have Re­deemed Thee I’ll Go Any­where No Fault in Him Some Day He’ll Make It Plain Thine for Ser­vice Trust Me, Try Me, Prove Me © 1928 When the Veil is Lifte… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: I have been to the fountain of cleansing
Author: Lida Shivers Leech
Refrain First Line: O yes it makes whiter than snow
Copyright: Public Domain
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New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #285

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