1  I thirsted in the barren land of Babylon

       And nothing satisfying there I found;

    But to the blessed local church one day I came,

       Where springs of living water do abound.

 2  How sweet the living water from the hills of God,

       It's flowing in and flowing out of me;

    O now I've found the place for which I long had sought,

       Where there is life and life abundantly.

 3  O brother, won't you gather in the local church?

       A fountain here is flowing deep and wide.

    The Shepherd now would bring you to the local church,

       Where thirsty spirits can be satisfied.