Hymns for the Living Church ‎#283

283. All My Life Long I Had Panted

1 All my life long I had panted
For a drink from some cool spring
That I hoped would quench the burning
Of the thirst I felt within.

Refrain:
Hallelujah! I have found Him--
Whom my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies my longings;
Thro' His blood I now am saved.

2 Feeding on the husks around me,
Till my strength was almost gone,
Longed my soul for something better,
Only still to hunger on. (Refrain)

3 Poor I was, and sought for riches,
Something that would satisfy;
But the dust I gathered round me
Only mocked my soul's sad cry. (Refrain)

4 Well of water, ever springing,
Bread of life, so rich and free,
Untold wealth that never faileth,
My Redeemer is to me. (Refrain)

Text Information

• First Line: All my life long I had panted
• Title: All My Life Long I Had Panted
• Author: Clara T. Williams (1881)
• Refrain First Line: Hallelujah! I have found Him
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 Ref.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Psalm 107:9
  ;
  Matthew 5:6
• Topic: Christ: Attributes; Testimony, Hymns of; Witness, Hymns of

Tune Information

• Name: SATISFIED
• Composer: Ralph E. Hudson (1881)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 Ref.
• Key: E♭ Major