The Book of Praise ‎#198

198. I hunger and I thirst

1 I hunger and I thirst;
Jesus my manna be:
ye living waters, burst
out of the rock for me.

2 Thou bruised and broken bread,
my life-long wants supply;
as living souls are fed,
oh feed me, or I die.

3 Thou true life-giving Vine,
let me thy sweetness prove;
renew my life with thine,
refresh my soul with love.

4 Since first their course began,
rough paths my feet have trod.
Feed me, thou living bead;
help me, thou Son of God.

5 For still the desert lies
my thirsting soul before;
O living waters, rise
within me evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: I hunger and I thirst
• Title: I hunger and I thirst
• Author: John Samuel Beweley Monsell, 1811-1875 (alt.)
• Meter: 6 6 6 6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  John 4:7-15
  ;
  John 6:35
  ;
  John 7:37
  ;
  John 15:1-11
  ;
  1 Corinthians 10:1-4
• Topic: Church Year: Lent; Communion; Desert / Wilderness; Hunger; Jesus Christ: Son of God; Renewal / Revival; Rock; Thirst; Water
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: QUAM DILECTA
• Composer: Henry Lascelles Jenner, 1820-1898
• Meter: 6 6 6 6
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain