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Christ in Song 42

Tarry by the Living Waters

Words: F. E. B.Music: F. E. Belden

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1"I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely."—Rev. 21: 6. When with-ered by the des - ert, And thy soul is parch-ing there; In the fount-ain pure and clear lay there is re - fresh - ment sweet, Where-crys-tal wa - ters gen - tly

RefrainWe'll tar - ry by the liv - ing wa - ters, Tar - ry by the mur-mur, And toi-ly foun-tains drink; so - fres, And thirst no more.

2When wea-ry with the toil-some jour-ney, 'Tis sweet to rest a-while Where-crys-tal wa - ters gen - tly From yon Rock of A - ges flow; Come taste and drink and cher;

3Tar - ry by the liv - ing wa - ters, Tar - ry by the fount of Life.

Words
F. E. B.
Scripture
Rev. 21:6

Copyright, 1885. Used by permission

The verse

Meter
59
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 34% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

"I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely."—Rev. 21: 6. When with-ered by the des - ert, And thy soul is parch-ing there; In the fount-ain pure and clear lay there is re - fresh - ment sweet, Where-crys-tal wa - ters gen - tly˘˘//˘˘˘˘??˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘///˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘///˘˘/˘/????/˘/˘59A

Verse 2

When wea-ry with the toil-some jour-ney, 'Tis sweet to rest a-while Where-crys-tal wa - ters gen - tly From yon Rock of A - ges flow; Come taste and drink and cher;//˘˘˘??/˘//˘/˘/????/˘/˘˘//˘/˘///˘/˘/36A

Verse 3

Tar - ry by the liv - ing wa - ters, Tar - ry by the fount of Life./˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘?˘/15A

Refrain

We'll tar - ry by the liv - ing wa - ters, Tar - ry by the mur-mur, And toi-ly foun-tains drink; so - fres, And thirst no more.//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/??˘/˘/27A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.