Where the Living Water Flows (Psalm 36)

country gospel-blues, Southern soul, jump-blues

[Intro — acoustic guitar alone, low and thoughtful]

[Verse 1 — Bubba, male]
A man can talk himself past warning,
Tell himself his hands are clean.
Close the curtains on his conscience,
Leave the truth outside unseen.
He can lie awake till morning,
Making plans to have his way,
Till the wrong he once would question
Feels familiar as the day.

[Electric guitar answers; bass enters]

[Verse 2 — Bubba, male]
Lord, I’ve seen how words turn crooked,
How a heart can settle down
In a house of its own making
With no kindness to be found.
Then I look beyond that darkness,
Past the reach of human pride,
To a love that fills the heavens,
To a mercy stretching wide.

[Drums enter; Hammond opens the harmony]

[Chorus — Bubba lead; Darlene, female harmony]
Your love climbs higher than the clouds,
Your faithfulness outlasts the sky.
Your justice stands like mighty mountains;
Your judgments run deep and wide.
Underneath Your wings there’s shelter,
At Your table, room to grow.
In Your light our eyes are opened,
Where the living water flows.

[Piano enters; harmonica answers]

[Verse 3 — Darlene, female]
What a treasure is Your kindness,
More than anything we hold.
People come beneath Your shelter,
Young and weary, strong and old.
You have care for all Your creatures,
For the field and feathered wing.
There is goodness in Your keeping
For the lives that You sustain.

[Fiddle rises; banjo joins softly]

[Verse 4 — Bubba, male]
You can feed a hungry spirit
From the plenty of Your house.
Let us drink from streams of gladness
When our own wells have run out.
Every spring of life begins there;
Every breath depends on You.
By the light that You have given,
We can see what’s good and true.

[Chorus — full duet]
Your love climbs higher than the clouds,
Your faithfulness outlasts the sky.
Your justice stands like mighty mountains;
Your judgments run deep and wide.
Underneath Your wings there’s shelter,
At Your table, room to grow.
In Your light our eyes are opened,
Where the living water flows.

[Instrumental — electric guitar bends into the melody;
harmonica answers; tenor sax carries it forward]

[Bridge — organ and voices, quiet and earnest]

[Darlene, female]
Keep Your faithful love upon us,
Those who turn their hearts to You.

[Bubba, male]
Let Your righteousness surround us;
Help us walk in what is true.

[Darlene, female]
Keep the foot of pride from crushing.

[Bubba, male]
Keep cruel hands from driving us away.

[Both]
Let the work of evil stumble;
Let it lose its strength today.

[Drums return; piano rolls;
sax and brass build the response]

[Final chorus — full band, duet and choir]
Your love climbs higher than the clouds,
Your faithfulness outlasts the sky.
Your justice stands like mighty mountains;
Your judgments run deep and wide.
Underneath Your wings there’s shelter,
At Your table, room to grow.
In Your light our eyes are opened,
Where the living water flows.

[Call and response]

[Bubba, male]
Where do thirsty hearts find water?

[Darlene, female and choir]
At the fountain found in You!

[Bubba, male]
Where do wandering eyes find daylight?

[Darlene, female and choir]
In the light that You shine through!

[Both]
What a treasure is Your kindness,
What a shelter for the soul.
Let us drink Your stream of gladness,
Where the living water flows.

[Band softens — acoustic guitar and organ]

[Bubba, male]
All our life begins within You.

[Darlene, female]
By Your light, we learn to see.

[Both]
Keep us close beneath Your shelter,
Where Your love runs wide and deep.

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[Intro — acoustic guitar alone, low and thoughtful] [Verse 1 — Bubba, male] A man can talk himself past warning, Tell himself his hands are clean. Close the curtains on his conscience, Leave the truth outside unseen. He can lie awake till morning, Making plans to have his way, Till the wrong he once would question Feels familiar as the day. [Electric guitar answers; bass enters] [Verse 2 — Bubba, male] Lord, I’ve seen how words turn crooked, How a heart can settle down In a house of its own making With no kindness to be found. Then I look beyond that darkness, Past the reach of human pride, To a love that fills the heavens, To a mercy stretching wide. [Drums enter; Hammond opens the harmony] [Chorus — Bubba lead; Darlene, female harmony] Your love climbs higher than the clouds, Your faithfulness outlasts the sky. Your justice stands like mighty mountains; Your judgments run deep and wide. Underneath Your wings there’s shelter, At Your table, room to grow. In Your light our eyes are opened, Where the living water flows. [Piano enters; harmonica answers] [Verse 3 — Darlene, female] What a treasure is Your kindness, More than anything we hold. People come beneath Your shelter, Young and weary, strong and old. You have care for all Your creatures, For the field and feathered wing. There is goodness in Your keeping For the lives that You sustain. [Fiddle rises; banjo joins softly] [Verse 4 — Bubba, male] You can feed a hungry spirit From the plenty of Your house. Let us drink from streams of gladness When our own wells have run out. Every spring of life begins there; Every breath depends on You. By the light that You have given, We can see what’s good and true. [Chorus — full duet] Your love climbs higher than the clouds, Your faithfulness outlasts the sky. Your justice stands like mighty mountains; Your judgments run deep and wide. Underneath Your wings there’s shelter, At Your table, room to grow. In Your light our eyes are opened, Where the living water flows. [Instrumental — electric guitar bends into the melody; harmonica answers; tenor sax carries it forward] [Bridge — organ and voices, quiet and earnest] [Darlene, female] Keep Your faithful love upon us, Those who turn their hearts to You. [Bubba, male] Let Your righteousness surround us; Help us walk in what is true. [Darlene, female] Keep the foot of pride from crushing. [Bubba, male] Keep cruel hands from driving us away. [Both] Let the work of evil stumble; Let it lose its strength today. [Drums return; piano rolls; sax and brass build the response] [Final chorus — full band, duet and choir] Your love climbs higher than the clouds, Your faithfulness outlasts the sky. Your justice stands like mighty mountains; Your judgments run deep and wide. Underneath Your wings there’s shelter, At Your table, room to grow. In Your light our eyes are opened, Where the living water flows. [Call and response] [Bubba, male] Where do thirsty hearts find water? [Darlene, female and choir] At the fountain found in You! [Bubba, male] Where do wandering eyes find daylight? [Darlene, female and choir] In the light that You shine through! [Both] What a treasure is Your kindness, What a shelter for the soul. Let us drink Your stream of gladness, Where the living water flows. [Band softens — acoustic guitar and organ] [Bubba, male] All our life begins within You. [Darlene, female] By Your light, we learn to see. [Both] Keep us close beneath Your shelter, Where Your love runs wide and deep.

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