Melodies of Salvation ‎#3

3. As Pants the Hart

1 O, why art thou cast down, my soul?
And what should so disquiet thee?
Still hope in God, and Him extol,
Whose face brings saving help to me.

Refrain:
As pants the hart for water brooks,
So pants my soul, O God for Thee;
For Thee it thirsts, to Thee it looks,
And longs the living God to see.

2 I cry to God, my rock and stay,
Oh, why hast Thou forgotten me?
Why go I mourning all the day,
Oppressed by my fierce enemy? [Refrain]

3 Yet shall the Lord command by day,
His loving kindness, and His song
By night be with me; and I pray
To Him who doth my life prolong. [Refrain]

4 These things I’ll call to mind, and cry,
When I shall tread the sacred way
To Zion, praising God on high,
With throngs who keep the holy day. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O, why art thou cast down, my soul
• Title: As Pants the Hart
• Refrain First Line: As pants the hart for water brooks
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Scripture:
  Psalm 42

Tune Information

• Name: [O, why art thou cast down, my soul]
• Composer: Hugh E. Smith