Psalms and Hymns to the Living God ‎#42A

42A. As Longs the Deer

1 As longs the deer for cooling streams
in parched and barren ways,
so longs my soul, O God, for Thee
and Thy refreshing grace.

2 For Thee, my God, the living God,
my thirsty soul doth pine;
O when shall I behold Thy face,
Thou majesty divine?

3 Why, restless, why cast down, my soul?
Hope still, and thou shalt sing
the praise of Him who is thy God,
thy health’s eternal spring.

4 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
the God whom we adore,
be glory as it was, is now,
and shall be evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: As longs the deer for cooling streams
• Title: As Longs the Deer
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2023
• Scripture:
  Psalm 42
• Topic: Supplication
• Source: Tate and Brady's New Version, 1696

Tune Information

• Name: BELMONT
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: William Gardiner's Sacred Melodies,/cite>, 1815