The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4471

4471. My Spirit Longs for Thee

1. My spirit longs for Thee,
Within my troubled breast,
Though I unworthy be
Of so divine a guest.

2. Of so divine a guest
Unworthy though I be,
Yet has my heart no rest
Unless it come from Thee.

3. Unless it come from Thee,
In vain I look around;
In all that I can see
No rest is to be found.

4. No rest is to be found
But in Thy blessèd love;
O let my wish be crowned
And send it from above.

Text Information

• First Line: My spirit longs for Thee
• Title: My Spirit Longs for Thee
• Author: John Byrom (1773)
• Meter: 66.66
• Language: English
• Source: Miscellaneous Poems, 1773
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CECILIA (Hayne)
• Composer: Leighton George Hayne (1863)
• Meter: 66.66
• Incipit: 54332 13277 65223
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain