The Gushing Rill

Also known as 'The Sparkling Rill' and 'The Crystal Rill'.

Sheet Music

Transcribed from Deseret Sunday School Songs, 1909 (no. 43)

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• Copyright: Public Domain
• Contributer: Veramet 03:08, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Tunes

• Tune by Evan Stephens, as seen in Deseret Sunday School Songs, 1909 (no. 43)
• Tune by W.T. Giffe, as seen in The Evangelists' Songs of Praise, 1892 (no. 133)

Lyrics

• Poet: Unknown—published by 1854
• Copyright: Public domain

Lyrics from Deseret Sunday School Songs, 1909 (no. 43)

1. O if for me the cup you fill,
Then fill it from the gushing rill,
With sparkling water, pure and bright,
As clear as truth, and free as light.

Chorus.
O if for me the cup you fill,
Then fill it from the gushing rill;
O if for me the cup you fill,
Then fill it from the gushing rill.

2. Pass not to me the mantling brim,
Where dancing bubbles gaily swim;
For in each shining crystal round,
A deadly lurking fiend is found.

3. Speak not to me of rosy wine,
Of nectar cups, or draughts divine;
The taste of bitter tears is there,
The tears of grief, and dark despair.