Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Benedicite (Selected Rondels). VII. “O Wells and Springs”Richard Wilton (1827–1903)
O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord; praise Him and magnify Him for ever.
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Bless God with your sweet undersong;
His ceaseless praises bear along,
Rippling and tinkling as ye go:
What though your voice is soft and low,
’Tis musical your flowers among:
O Wells and Springs, where’er ye flow,
Bless God with your sweet undersong.
Some traveller quaffs you, and is strong;
When under midnight’s shining throng
A mirror to some star ye show:
O Wells and Springs, where’er ye flow,
Bless God with your sweet undersong.