Ancient and Modern ‎#449b

449b. I hunger and I thirst

1 I hunger and I thirst:
Jesu, my manna be;
ye living waters, burst
out of the rock for me.

2 Thou bruised and broken Bread,
my life-long wants supply;
as living souls are fed,
O feed me, or I die.

3 Thou true life-giving Vine,
let me thy sweetness prove;
renew my life with thine,
refresh my soul with love.

4 Rough paths my feet have trod
since first their course began:
feed me, thou Bread of God;
help me, thou Son of Man.

5 For still the desert lies
my thirsting soul before:
O living waters, rise
within me evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: I hunger and I thirst
• Author: John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811-1875)
• Meter: 66 66
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 63:1
  ;
  John 6:48-50
  ;
  John 15:1
• Topic: Holy Communion; Jesus: Names and images for; Longing; Pilgrimage; Renewal; Water

Tune Information

• Name: BEWELEY
• Composer: Cyril Taylor (1907-1991)
• Meter: 66 66
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.