| Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907. | | | Benedicite (Selected Rondels).
VII. “O Wells and Springs” | | By Richard Wilton (1827–1903) |
| | O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord; praise Him and magnify Him for ever. |
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O WELLS and Springs, where’er ye flow, | |
| Bless God with your sweet undersong; | |
| His ceaseless praises bear along, | |
| Rippling and tinkling as ye go: | |
| What though your voice is soft and low, | 5 |
| ’Tis musical your flowers among: | |
| O Wells and Springs, where’er ye flow, | |
| Bless God with your sweet undersong. | |
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| When fainting with the noonday glow, | |
| Some traveller quaffs you, and is strong; | 10 |
| When under midnight’s shining throng | |
| A mirror to some star ye show: | |
| O Wells and Springs, where’er ye flow, | |
| Bless God with your sweet undersong. | | | |
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