Common Tunes: KINGSFOLD, VOX DILECTI
Most of us have never been at the point of absolute thirst… that situation at which we truly might expire were our thirst not slaked. We’ve all desperately needed a drink, but not to the point of being near death.
Spiritually speaking, however, many of us thirst for living water. With the woman at the well, we want to walk away with that un-ending supply that will allow us to never thirst again.
The second phrase of this hymnline might best be pictured as someone whose heart has stopped and is lying lifeless on the ground until another comes by and pounds on their chest, applying the proper treatment that revives them and sends them on their way – restoring their life. There are times when our very soul needs a kick-start or a jump-start.
Bonar describes his own experience of revitalization when he responded to the voice of Jesus calling him to receive the water of life:
I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Behold, I freely give the living water.
Thirsty one, stoop down and drink, and live.”
When you and I have shared that experience, we can honestly sing this stanza with a sense of gratitude. We have been like the damaged man on the road to Jericho whose life depended on the arrival and ministry of the one we have dubbed the Good Samaritan. We have been “taken care of” – our spiritual needs have been met – by the One whose voice continues to say, “Come unto me.”
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