The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12458

12458. Seeking For A Living Spring

1 Thirsting for a living spring,
Seeking for a higher home,
Resting where our souls must cling,
Trusting, hoping, Lord, we come.

2 Glorious hopes our spirit fill,
When we feel that Thou art near:
Father! then our fears are still,
Then the soul’s bright end is clear.

3 Life’s hard conflict we would win,
Read the meaning of life’s frown;
Change the thorn-bound wreath of sin
For the spirit’s starry crown.

4 Make us beautiful within
By Thy Spirit’s holy light:
Guard us when our faith burns dim,
Father of all love and might!

Text Information

• First Line: Thirsting for a living spring
• Title: Seeking For A Living Spring
• Author: Francis P. Appleton
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion, (10th ed. ) by Samuel Longfellow (Boston: Ticknor & Fields)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PLEYEL'S HYMN
• Composer: Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
• Meter: 77.77
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain