A sweet and quieter harmony (uncredited) is mated with the hymn in the old Baptist Praise Book (p. 507) and this was long the fixture to the words, in both Sunday-school and week-day school song-books.
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“JESUS THE WATER OF LIFE WILL GIVE.”
This Sunday-school lyric is the work of Fanny J. Crosby (Mrs. Van Alstyne). Like her other and 363 / 313 greater hymn, “Jesus keep me near the Cross,” (noted on p. 156,) it reveals the habitual attitude of the pious author's mind, and the simple earnestness of her own faith as well as her desire to win others.
Jesus the water of life will give
Freely, freely, freely;
Jesus the water of life will give
Freely to those who love Him.
The Spirit and the Bride say “Come
Freely, freely, freely.