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Go Wash in that Beautiful Stream

There's a fountain of cleansing that springs from above

Author: Joshua Gill
Tune: [There's a fountain of cleansing, that springs from above]
Published in 5 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 There’s a fountain of cleansing, that springs from above;
There’s a stream flowing down from the cross;
There is peace in believing, there’s joy, hope and love,
And freedom from worry and loss.
O sinner, dear sinner, come listen, I pray,
And do not of happiness dream;
No longer delay, but plunge in today,
And wash in that beautiful stream.

Refrain:
Go wash in that beautiful stream,
Go wash in that beautiful stream;
No longer delay, but plunge in today,
And wash in that beautiful stream.

2 O, the guilt and the pain of the life that you live,
The poverty, sickness, and cost;
O come to the Savior, who pardon will give,
Who seeks and who saves what was lost.
O sinner, dear sinner, what more shall I say?
See yonder the water’s bright gleam;
No longer delay, but plunge in today,
And wash in that beautiful stream. [Refrain]

3 O, the joy and the peace of the life that I know,
The safety, and plenty and rest;
O come to the Savior, He’ll cleansing bestow,
And crown you at last with the blest.
O sinner, dear sinner, do come while you may,
Just follow the light’s guiding beam;
No longer delay, but plunge in today,
And wash in that beautiful stream. [Refrain]

Source: The Best of All: complete #73

Author: Joshua Gill

Late 19th Century A minister, Gill’s works include: Sacred Melodies: Nos. 1 and 2 Combined (editor with Edward Avis) (Boston, Massachusetts: McDonald & Gill, 1886) Songs of Joy and Gladness, with William McDonald, John Sweney & William Kirkpatrick (Boston, Massachusetts: McDonald & Gill, 1886) The Voice of Triumph (Boston, Massachusetts: McDonald & Gill, 1894) Songs of Redemption (Boston, Massachusetts: Christian Witness Company, 1899) Hymns of Grace & Glory, with Henry Gilmour & William Kirkpatrick (Cleveland, Ohio: Evangelical Publishing House, 1901) --www.hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: There's a fountain of cleansing that springs from above
Title: Go Wash in that Beautiful Stream
Author: Joshua Gill
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Go Wash in that Beautiful Stream
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Sacred Melodies (Revised) #d303

Sacred Melodies No. 1 #d88

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Sacred Melodies Nos.1 and 2 combined #57

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Songs of Joy and Gladness with Supplement #367

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The Best of All #73

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