The Psalter ‎#118

118. Spiritual Thirst

1 As thirsts the hart for cooling flood,
So longs my soul, O living God,
To taste Thy grace;
When unto thee shall I draw near,
O when within Thy courts appear,
And see Thy face?

2 How oft I lead the happy throngs
That sought the house of God with songs
Of joy and praise;
I ever joined with true delight
The multitude that kept aright
The holy days.

3 O why, my soul, thy hopelessness?
Why such disquiet and distress?
On God rely;
For I shall yet behold His face,
Who is my God, and I His grace
Will magnify.

Text Information

• First Line: As thirsts the hart for cooling flood
• Title: Spiritual Thirst
• Meter: 8s and 4s
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1912
• Scripture:
  Psalm 42
• Topic: Afflictions: Refuge in; Aspirations: For Christ; Aspirations: For Church Priveleges; Assurance: Declared; Christians: Believers; Christians: Conscious of Safety; Christians: Fellowship of; Comfort in Trials; Companions: Good; Despondency; Faith: Confidence of; Grace: Sustaining; Hope; House of God: Longed for and Loved; Nature: An Emblem of Grace; Water of Life; Worship: public

Tune Information

• Name: SNOWDEN
• Composer: Robert B. Robertson
• Meter: 8s and 4s
• Key: D Major