As Pants the Hart

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O, why art thou cast down, my soul

Tune: [O, why art thou cast down, my soul]
Published in 3 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 O, why art thou cast down, my soul?
And what should so disquiet thee?
Still hope in God, and Him extol,
Whose face brings saving help to me.

Refrain:
As pants the hart for water brooks,
So pants my soul, O God for Thee;
For Thee it thirsts, to Thee it looks,
And longs the living God to see.

2 I cry to God, my rock and stay,
Oh, why hast Thou forgotten me?
Why go I mourning all the day,
Oppressed by my fierce enemy? [Refrain]

3 Yet shall the Lord command by day,
His loving kindness, and His song
By night be with me; and I pray
To Him who doth my life prolong. [Refrain]

4 These things I’ll call to mind, and cry,
When I shall tread the sacred way
To Zion, praising God on high,
With throngs who keep the holy day. [Refrain]

Source: Melodies of Salvation: a collection of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs #3

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First Line:	O, why art thou cast down, my soul
Title:	As Pants the Hart
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	As pants the hart for water brooks
Publication Date:	1901
Copyright:	Public Domain