Broken heart, the fountain's open

Representative Text

1 Broken heart, the fountain's open,
Christ hath died upon the tree,
All the pow'rs of hell are shaken,
Grace flows down from God to thee.

2 God Himself the Source--the Fountain,
Christ the Way the waters flow,
By the Spirit, down from heaven
To the thirsty heart below.

3 Now's the time--the time accepted,
Now to thee God's Light hath shone;
Christ God's love hath manifested,
He the finished work hath done.

4 By one righteousness completed,
Adam's life receives its doom;
Jesus Christ, in glory seated,
Everlasting life hath won.

5 Broken heart, the river's flowing,--
Haste! delay not! yet there's room;
Hear the word of God beseeching,--
"Whosoever thirsts may come."

Source: A Few Hymns and Some Spiritual Songs. Selected 1856, for the Little Flock. Revised, 1881 #50A

Author: A. P. Cecil

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Text Information

First Line: Broken heart, the fountain's open
Author: A. P. Cecil
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

CONSOLATOR (Webbe)

CONSOLATION was originally set for solo voice to "Alma redemptoris mater" by Samuel Webbe, Sr. (PHH 112), in his Collection of Motetts and Antiphons (1792). Thomas Hastings adapted the tune for use with Moore's text in Spiritual Songs for Social Worship (1831). CONSOLATION is also known as ALMA and…

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