Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#383

383. My rising soul, with strong desires

1 My rising soul, with strong desires,
To perfect happiness aspires,
With steady steps would tread the road
That leads to Heaven--that leads to God.

2 I thirst to drink unmingled love
From the pure fountainhead above;
My dearest Lord, I long to be
Empty'd of sin, and full of thee.

3 For thee I pant, for thee I burn;
Art thou withdrawn? again return,
Nor let me be the first to say,
Thou wilt not hear when sinners pray.

Text Information

• First Line: My rising soul, with strong desires
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Topic: Christian experience: Communion with Christ, and love to him; Desiring Communion with God

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