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One warm spring near Caldwell, Idaho, a long sedan pulled up to an ancient farmhouse. Four senior citizens tottered from the car and began to reminisce about the house and surrounding property -- two of them were the original homesteaders’ children. They told the current
occupants (my wife and I) a story about how their parents needed to find water, so many years ago, in order to “prove up” on the land. This song tells the true story of what happened. ~ Warren Akin

Kneeling down by the well, he prayed
"Lord, we ask Your blessings on us today.
Bring your living water to fill this cup,
And let our farm's thirsty ground drink it up."

A warm spring sun touched his tired back
The shovel that rested in his hands was gray and cracked
A drop of sweat rolled down from his chin
And as it fell into the well, the well came in

Living water sprang from the well that day
With a simple prayer and a mustard seed of faith
Living water sprang from the well that day
With a simple prayer and a mustard seed of faith

He hitched his team to the plow and he broke the ground
He sowed the seed that they would need to keep them sound
And living water gently filled the rows
And he stood there with joy in his heart as he watched it flow

Living water sprang from the well that day
With a simple prayer and a mustard seed of faith
Living water sprang from the well that day
With a simple prayer and a mustard seed of faith
With a simple prayer and a mustard seed of faith