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Come to the Water

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Come to the Water

Words by John B. Foley, S.J.Music by John B. Foley, S.J.Written Tune COME TO THE WATER

You said You'd come and share all my sorrows,
You said You'd be there for all my tomorrows;
I came so close to sending You away,
But just like You promised, You came there to stay;
I just had to pray.

And Jesus said, "Come to the water, stand by My side;
I know you are thirsty, you won't be denied.
I felt every teardrop when in darkness you cried,
And I strove to remind you that for those tears I died."

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Story Behind the Song

The best-known liturgical song titled "Come to the Water" is by John B. Foley, S.J., one of the St. Louis Jesuits. It is a late-20th-century Catholic worship song built especially on Isaiah's invitation, "Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters." The song became widely used in Roman Catholic and ecumenical hymnals, especially in collections associated with contemporary liturgical renewal after Vatican II.

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Glory & Praise, Gather Comprehensive, RitualSong, Catholic Book of Worship III