There Is a Fountain
Embracing Redemption: A Fountain of Renewal for Sinful Souls
Lyrics
There is a fountain
Reference to a metaphorical fountain, symbolizing a source of spiritual cleansing and redemption.
Filled with blood drawn from Emmanuel's veins
Describes the content of the fountain as being filled with blood from Emmanuel's veins, likely referring to Jesus Christ.
And sinners plunged, beneath that flood
Implies that sinners can experience purification by being submerged or immersed in this metaphorical flood of blood.
Lose all their guilty stains
Suggests that individuals who undergo this spiritual cleansing will lose the stains of their guilt.
Lose all their guilty stains
Emphasizes the repetition of the idea that guilty stains will be completely removed through this redemptive process.
Lose all their guilty stains
-The dying thief rejoiced to see
References a story of a dying thief who found joy in witnessing the fountain, possibly alluding to a biblical narrative.
That fountain in his day;
Expresses the satisfaction and joy experienced by the dying thief when encountering the mentioned fountain.
And there may I, tho' vile as he
Expresses the hope that, despite one's unworthiness, one can still find cleansing and redemption in the mentioned fountain.
Wash all my sins away
Repetition reinforces the desire to have all sins washed away through the redemptive power of the fountain.
Wash all my sins away
-Wash all my sins away;
-And there may I, tho' vile as he,
Reiterates the hope for personal redemption, emphasizing the possibility of having sins washed away despite one's perceived vileness.
Wash all my sins away.
-E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream
Shifts to a personal reflection on faith, mentioning the impact of seeing the symbolic stream from Jesus' wounds.
Thy flowing wounds supply,
Highlights the continuous provision of spiritual nourishment through the wounds of Jesus, sustaining the believer's faith.
Redeeming love has been my theme,
Declares that the theme of the speaker's life is redeemed love, suggesting a deep and enduring commitment to the Christian faith.
And shall be till I die
Expresses the unwavering nature of the theme of redeeming love, declaring it will persist until the end of the speaker's life.
And shall be till I die
-And shall be till I die
-Redeeming love has been my theme,
Reaffirms that the speaker's life is centered on the theme of redeeming love and will remain so until death.
And shall be till I die.
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