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[I have come just now from the wayside well]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 34565 12343 34555 Used With Text: The Fountain of Life

Author: Lizzie Edwards Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: I have come just now from the wayside well Refrain First Line: I am the fountain of life, said he Used With Tune: [I have come just now from the wayside well]

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The Fountain of Life

Author: Lizzie Edwards Hymnal: Melodious Sonnets #11 (1885) First Line: I have come just now from the wayside well Refrain First Line: I am the fountain of life, said he Lyrics: 1 I have come just now from the wayside well, Where the Saviour sat in noontide ray, And the words of peace from his lips that fell I shall ne’er forget to my latest day. Refrain: I am the fountain of life, said he; Come unto me, come unto me; Who drinketh the water that I will give Shall never, never thirst again. 2 As I stood and gazed on his earnest face, How my faith went out to the love divine; And the wondrous gift of his own free grace He had kindly brought to a soul like mine. [Refrain] 3 O the joy that came, when in tears I spoke Of a wasted life and a heart oppressed; O the calm, sweet light from his eye that broke, As he drew me into the ark of rest. [Refrain] 4 Is there one who longs at his feet to bow? Is there one who longs of his love to tell? Will you come, oh, come to the Saviour now? He is waiting still by the wayside well. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I have come just now from the wayside well]

The Fountain of Life

Author: Lizzie Edwards Hymnal: The Royal Fountain No. 4 #53 (1884) First Line: I have come just now from the wayside well Refrain First Line: I am the fountain of life, said he Languages: English Tune Title: [I have come just now from the wayside well]

The Fountain of Life

Author: Lizzie Edwards Hymnal: Temple Trio #193 (1886) First Line: I have come just now from the wayside well Refrain First Line: I am the fountain of life, said he Tune Title: [I have come just now from the wayside well]

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Lizzie Edwards

Author of "The Fountain of Life" in Melodious Sonnets Pseudonym. See also Crosby, Fanny, 1820-1915

John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[I have come just now from the wayside well]" in Melodious Sonnets John R. Sweney (1837-1899) was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and exhibited musical abilities at an early age. At nineteen he was studying with a German music teacher, leading a choir and glee club, and performing at children’s entertainments. By twenty-two he was teaching at a school in Dover, Delaware. Soon thereafter, he was put in charge of the band of the Third Delaware Regiment of the Union Army for the duration of the Civil War. After the war, he became Professor of Music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, and director of Sweney’s Cornet Band. He eventually earned Bachelor and Doctor of Music degrees at the Academy. Sweney began composing church music in 1871 and became well-known as a leader of large congregations. His appreciators stated “Sweney knows how to make a congregation sing” and “He had great power in arousing multitudes.” He also became director of music for a large Sunday school at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia of which John Wanamaker was superintendent (Wanamaker was the founder of the first major department store in Philadelphia). In addition to his prolific output of hymn melodies and other compositions, Sweney edited or co-edited about sixty song collections, many in collaboration with William J. Kirkpatrick. Sweney died on April 10, 1899, and his memorial was widely attended and included a eulogy by Wanamaker. Joe Hickerson from "Joe's Jottings #9" used by permission