153 | CPWI Hymnal#154 | 155 |
Text: | His are the thousand sparkling rills |
Author: | Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895 |
Tune: | SAFRON WALDEN |
Composer: | Arthur Henry Brown, 1830-1926 |
1 His are the thousand sparkling rills
that from a thousand fountains burst,
and fill with music all the hills;
and yet he saith, 'I thirst.'
2 All fiery pangs on battle-fields,
on fever beds where sick men toss,
are in that human cry he yields
to anguish on the cross.
3 But more than pains that racked him then
was the deep longing thirst divine
that thirsted for the souls of men;
dear Lord! And one was mine.
4 O Love most patient, give me grace;
make all my soul athirst for thee;
that parched dry lip, that fading face,
that thirst, were all for me.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | His are the thousand sparkling rills |
Author: | Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895 |
Meter: | 8.8.8.6 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2010 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Hymns for the Church Year: Good Friday |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | SAFRON WALDEN |
Composer: | Arthur Henry Brown, 1830-1926 |
Meter: | 8.8.8.6 |
Key: | D Major |