The Cyber Hymnal ‎#268

268. As Thirsts the Hart for Cooling Flood

1. As thirsts the hart for cooling flood,
So longs my soul, O living God,
To taste Thy grace;
When unto Thee shall I draw near,
O when within Thy courts appear,
And see Thy face?

2. How oft I led the happy throngs
That sought the house of God with songs
Of joy and praise;
I ever joined with true delight
The multitude that kept aright
The holy days.

3. O why, my soul, such hopelessness?
Why such disquiet and distress?
On God rely;
For I shall yet behold His face,
Who is my God, and I His grace
Will magnify.

Text Information

• First Line: As thirsts the hart for cooling flood
• Title: As Thirsts the Hart for Cooling Flood
• Author: Anonymous (1912)
• Meter: 884.884
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 118
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SNOWDEN
• Composer: Robert B. Robertson (before 1913)
• Meter: 884.884
• Incipit: 33333 44432 22254
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain