Text: | Longing after God |
1 Great God, indulge my humble claim
Be thou my joy, my hope my rest
The glories that compose thy name,
Stand all engag'd to make me blest.
2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise,
Be thou my father and my God;
And make me thine by sacred ties,
Thy Son thy servant bought with blood.
3 With heart and eyes and lifted hands,
For thee I long, for thee I look;
As travellers in thirsty lands,
Pant for the cooling water brook.
4 O may thy love inspire my tongue,
Salvation shall be all my song;
And all my power shall join to bless,
The Lord my strength and Righteousness.
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First Line: | Great God, indulge my humble claim |
Title: | Longing after God |
Meter: | Long Metre |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1790 |
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Topic: | Before Sermon |