Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LIVING WATER, by RUTH M. WILLIAMS


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LIVING WATER, by                    
First Line: He must needs go through samaria
Last Line: Their thirst unto him bring.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


He must needs go through Samaria,
He who held the waters of the sea
In His hand, sat weary and thirsty
By earthly well, waiting expectantly.

Came a woman of Samaria;
She from whom no Jew would think
Of asking favor, Jesus honored
By gently asking for a drink.

She came with empty waterpot,
She left with sparkling wells
Of water springing up within
That shame and terror quells.

She came with emptier heart and soul
And head bowed low in shame,
She left with hope and sprightly step
To spread abroad His fame.

Christ offers living water still
From that exhaustless spring
That empties not, though millions
Their thirst unto Him bring.






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