Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: My soul desires the word Lyrics: 1 My soul desires the word,
As infants seek the breast;
To me its sacred promises
Afford a constant feast.
2 When I behold the page,
Where Jesus’ glories shine,
A genial warmth spreads o’er my soul,
The power of love divine.
3 Its precepts are a light,
To guide me lest I stray,
A shining lamp around my path,
To show my feet the way.
4 Its threatenings awe the mind,
And make me fear to sin;
And while Thy word is my delight,
It keeps my conscience clean.
5 ’Tis here, in deep distress,
I solid comfort find;
Beneath the frownings of the world,
It soothes the troubled mind.
6 From imperfection free,
In it all riches meet;
Not purest gold is half so dear,
Nor honey half so sweet. Used With Tune: DENNIS Text Sources: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
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