Glory to God ‎#470

470. There Is a Longing in Our Hearts

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Text Information

• First Line: For justice, for freedom, for mercy
• Title: There Is a Longing in Our Hearts
• Author: Anne Quigley (1992)
• Refrain First Line: There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 17:1-2
  ;
  Psalm 17:6-7
  ;
  Psalm 18:3-6
  ;
  Psalm 18:28
  ;
  Psalm 51:6
  ;
  Psalm 73:26
  ;
  Psalm 86
  ;
  Psalm 119:20
  ;
  Psalm 119:81
• Topic: Prayer
• Copyright: © 1992 Anne Quigley (Published by OCP)

Tune Information

• Name: LONGING
• Composer: Anne Quigley (1992)
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: d minor
• Copyright: © 1992 Anne Quigley (Published by OCP)

Text Information:

The refrain that frames this sung prayer describes why we pray, and the stanzas indicate what we pray for. These requests are not for possessions but for qualities and conditions we hope for in the world around us, and they emerge from the changing circumstances of our lives.