I wrote "Quench" while serving Jesus full-time in an effort to plant the church in a foreign nation. This nation is almost completely desert. The land is as spiritually dry as it is physically. However, a massive river flows through the middle of the country, and the people have built their livelihood around it. This river is the only true source of water for millions of people who call that desert home!
Jesus tells us that He is the living water. However, in lands where water is in abundance, we often take for granted the life that comes from fresh water. We trade it in for other things that we think will better satisfy our thirst. In the end, however, those things only lead to death. Jesus is the only source of true life! He made us for the river.
lyrics
When water ceases to quench my thirst,
poisons appear refreshing and smooth
But they rot at my insides and eat at my roots
Tasty and deadly and withering fruits
It's water fresh that I am longing for
Uncharted depths keep me coming for more.
Parts of the stream I've still yet to taste, Lord
Lead me to the secret shores
You are sweet, sweet flowing water
I'm satisfied as I drink the life
In your deep, deep holy river
I’m purified as I come alive
And as I drink of the living streams,
It stirs up a river within
That cleanses my soul and then rushes forth,
alive and flowing again
You are sweet, sweet flowing water
I'm satisfied as I drink the life
In your deep, deep holy river
I’m purified as I come alive
You are sweet, sweet flowing water
I'm satisfied as I drink the life
In your deep, deep holy river
I’m purified as I come alive
Drink in deep, the living streams
Oh so sweet, the life you bring
Drink in deep, the living streams
Oh so sweet, the life you bring
You are sweet, sweet flowing water
I'm satisfied as I drink the life
(Drink in deep)
In your deep, deep holy river
I’m purified as I come alive
(the living streams)
You are sweet, sweet flowing water
I'm satisfied as I drink the life
(Oh so sweet)
In your deep, deep holy river
I’m purified as I come alive
(the life you bring)
As I come alive
As I come alive
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