The River of Life (Torrey)

O won­der­ful riv­er! O life giv­ing riv­er!

That flows thro’ the streets of the ci­ty ab­ove;

The trees on thy mar­gin

that blos­som and qui­ver

Bring forth for the na­tions a fruit­age of love.

Wonderful riv­er! Won­der­ful riv­er!

Gladdening the plains where the ran­somed abide:

Flow on­ward for­ev­er

won­der­ful

won­der­ful riv­er!

Pure as thy source

which no dark­ness can hide!

O throne of the Lamb

with its glo­ry un­spok­en!

O trees He hath plant­ed for heal­ing and rest!

Shine on in our vi­sion

and give us a to­ken

To com­fort the heart that is sore and op­pressed.

We pine in the bond­age that sin has thrown o’er us

We long for the joy and the free­dom of home—

To join in the swell of the glo­ri­fied chor­us

To drink of the riv­er that flows from the throne.