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Text:Fountain of Purity
Author:Christopher Newman Hall, 1816-1902
Tune:[Fountain of purity opened for sin]
Composer:Charles Clinton Case
Media:MIDI file

1606. Fountain of Purity

1. Fountain of purity opened for sin
Here may the penitent wash and be clean;
Jesus, Thou blessèd Redeemer from woe,
Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

Refrain
Whiter than snow, whiter than snow,
Wash me, Redeemer,
And I shall be whiter than snow.

2. Though I have labored again and again,
All my self-cleansing is utterly vain;
Jesus, Redeemer from sorrow and woe,
Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. [Refrain]

3. Cleanse Thou the thoughts of my heart, I implore,
Help me Thy light to reflect more and more;
Daily in loving obedience to grow,
Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. [Refrain]

4. Whiter than snow! nothing further I need,
Christ is the Fountain; this only I plead;
Jesus, my Savior, to Thee will I go,
Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Fountain of purity opened for sin
Title: Fountain of Purity
Author: Christopher Newman Hall, 1816-1902
Refrain First Line: Whiter than snow, whiter than snow
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Fountain of purity opened for sin]
Composer: Charles Clinton Case (1891)
Incipit: 54532 11365 43476
Key: Bâ™­ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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