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Text:Satisfied
Author:Clara T. Williams
Tune:[All my life I had a longing]
Composer:Ralph E. Hudson

36. Satisfied

1. All my life I had a longing
For a drink from some clear spring,
That I hoped would quench the burning
Of the thirst I felt within.

Refrain:
Hallelujah! I have found Him
Whom my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies my longings,
Through His blood I now am saved.

2. Feeding on the husks around me,
Till my strength was almost gone,
Longed my soul for something better,
Only still to hunger on.

3. Poor I was, and sought for riches,
Something that would satisfy,
But the dust I gathered round me
Only mocked my soul’s sad cry.

4. Well of water, ever springing,
Bread of life so rich and free,
Untold wealth that never faileth,
My Redeemer is to me.

Text Information
First Line: All my life I had a longing
Title: Satisfied
Author: Clara T. Williams (1875)
Refrain First Line: Hallelujah! I have found Him
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Tune Information
Name: [All my life I had a longing]
Composer: Ralph E. Hudson (1875)
Incipit: 12312 43133 46532
Key: E♭ Major



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