"Jesus answered her, "All who drink of this water will be thirsty again.
But whoever takes a drink of the water I will give him shall never, no never,
be thirsty anymore. But the water that I will give him shall become a
spring of water welling up continually with him unto eternal life."
(John 4:13-14)
Sweet was the hour, O Lord, to Thee,
At Sychar's lonely well,
When that poor outcast heard Thee there
Thy great salvation tell.
Thither she came; but O, her heart
All filled with earthly care,
Dreamed not of Thee, nor thought to find
The Hope of Israel there.
Lord! 'twas Thy power unseen that drew
The stray one to that place,
In solitude to learn from Thee
The secrets of Thy grace.
There Jacob's erring daughter found
Those streams unknown before,
The water brooks of life that make
The weary thirst no more.
And Lord, to us, as vile as she,
Thy gracious lips have told
That mystery of love revealed
At Jacob's well of old.
In spirit, Lord, we've sat with Thee
Beside the springing well
Of life and peace-and heard Thee there
Its healing virtues tell.
Dead to the world, we dream no more
Of earthly pleasures now;
Our deep, divine unfailing spring
Of grace and glory Thou!
No hope of rest in aught beside,
No beauty, Lord we see;
And, like Samaria's daughter, seek,
And find our all in Thee.
"The Well of Sychar"
(1849)
Edward Denny
(1796-1889)
Fifth Baronet of Tralee Castle
County Kerry, Ireland
Denny belonged to the Plymouth Brethren and
contributed much to their hymnody.
The Story Behind The Song
"A well of water in Scripture is the symbol of grace; and our blessed Lord,
by the very same well which was given by Jacob of old to Joseph his son,
may be viewed as the true Joseph, with His branches indeed running over
the wall, namely, His love going forth, beyond the bounds of that people
to whom alone He was sent...to bless, not only this poor Samaritan woman,
but all in like manner, whose souls, like hers, athirst for the waters of life."
-Edward Denny
Information source:hymntime.com
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