HYMN #0822 SSS #822 • SS&S Sacred Songs & Solos (1,200)

SS&S Hymn #822: With joy I draw from

Complete lyrics, stanzas, and pipe organ accompaniment • Sacred Songs & Solos

1

With joy I draw from out God’s well
Rich blessings day by day,
While living waters springing up
I find beside the way.
The blessed flow of this deep well
Makes fruitful life abound,
A watered garden in the soul
Where’er this well is found.

2

As on I go with willing hands
And earnest heart to do,
Oft weary, ’neath the burden’s weight,
Where labourers are but few—
I pause to gather strength beside
The well that springeth up,
And from its fulness, rich and pure,
I fill my empty cup.

3

Still on, amid a desert path
Where every spring is dry,
There, all alone,—my loved ones gone,—
To heaven I lift my cry:
When lo, upon my fainting sight,
As onward still I go,
Fair Elim breaks with waving palms
And wells of crystal flow.

4

And then, as on my pathway leads
Through shadows, toil, and strife,
I reach a lowly, quiet vale—
A sheltered spot in life:

5

Within its shade, where jarring notes
Of earthly discord cease,
I gather hearts-ease day by day
At God’s sweet well of peace.

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Hymnological Reference • Historical Notes

Background, Themes & Devotional Notes for "With joy I draw from"

Collection: Sacred Songs & Solos

📜 Historical Background & Origin

This hymn is cataloged as Hymn #822 in Sacred Songs & Solos (1,200 Hymns), compiled by the American gospel singer and hymnologist Ira David Sankey (1840–1908).

Sankey popularized these sacred songs during the transatlantic evangelistic campaigns led alongside Dwight L. Moody between 1873 and 1903. The compilation became one of the most widely printed hymnals in Christendom, cherished by Methodist, Baptist, Anglican, Presbyterian, and Pentecostal congregations throughout the world.

🕊️ Devotional Themes & Reflection

Composed of 5 stanzas, the text centers on foundational biblical themes: adoration and praise to God, humble reliance upon divine grace, steadfast faith amid trials, and the everlasting hope of salvation in Jesus Christ.

Whether sung during Sunday corporate worship or read during family devotions and personal prayer, these stanzas guide the believer to reflect on God's unending mercies and steadfast faithfulness across every season of life.

🎼 Musical Structure & Liturgy

Poetic Meter: Standard Metrical Hymnody
Stanza Structure: 5 Verses with cathedral pipe organ accompaniment
Liturgical Placement: Suitable as an Opening Hymn of Praise, Call to Worship, Offertory, or Closing Doxology
Pipe Organ Audio: Multi-verse accompaniment synthesized to support organists, choir rehearsals, and home worship

⚖️ Public Domain Archival: This historic hymn text and tune are in the worldwide public domain and may be freely printed in church bulletins or projected for public worship.

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