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"Sing the Waters Ever Flowing"
Original Text by
Ennis Fruhauf
Notes
The text, "Sing the Waters," is a three-verse hymn that evokes the blessings of the Lord as manifested in life by the forces of nature and spirit. The poetry cites some of the various physical elements of our surrounding world: earth, water, and the rains, sunlight and starlight, and the grains and seeds that grow and flourish in the ground, and of course at its very heart, the metaphorical ‘tree of life’, Christianity’s family tree with its Biblical roots.
The hymn tune, Nettleton, is drawn from John Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813, where it appeared with the title, "Hallelujah." At one point, its authorship was mistakenly ascribed to Ahasel Nettleton (1783-1844), and that name has survived in present day hymnals as the tune name.
The text is appropriate for general church occasions and seasons, and for baptisms; its imagery is particularly well suited for Epiphany, the season of ‘enlightenment.’ The melodic line is supported by a typical four-voice accom-paniment and is readily singable and adapted to congregational use.
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