1. Fainting in the desert,
  Israel's thousands stand
  At the rock of Kadesh.
  Hark! the Lord's command,
  Speak to the Rock,
  Bid the waters flow,
  Strike not its bosom
  Opened long ago,
  Speak to the Rock,
  Till the waters flow.
  
  Speak to the Rock,
  Bid the waters flow,
  Doubt not the Spirit,
  Given long ago;
  Take what He waiteth,
  Freely to bestow,
  Drink till its fulness
  All Thy being know.
  
2. Blessed Rock of Ages,
  Thou art open still;
  Thy blest Holy Spirit
  All our being fill;
  Still Thou dost say,
  Wherefore struggle so?
  Call for the Spirit,
  Whisper soft and low,
  Speak to the Rock
  Bid the waters flow.
  
  Speak to the Rock,
  Bid the waters flow,
  Doubt not the Spirit,
  Given long ago;
  Take what He waiteth,
  Freely to bestow,
  Drink till its fulness
  All Thy being know.
  
3. Oh, for trust more simple,
  Fully to believe;
  Oh, for hearts more childlike,
  Freely to receive;
  E'en as a babe,
  On its mother's breast,
  So on Thy bosom
  Let my spirit rest,
  Filled with Thy life,
  With Thy blessing blest.
  
  Speak to the Rock,
  Bid the waters flow,
  Doubt not the Spirit,
  Given long ago;
  Take what He waiteth,
  Freely to bestow,
  Drink till its fulness
  All Thy being know.