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1 With earnest longings of the mind,
My God, to thee I look;
So pants the hunted hart to find,
And taste the cooling brook.
2 When shall I see thy courts of grace,
And meet my God again?
So long an absence from thy face
My heart endures with pain.
3 Temptations vex my weary soul,
And tears are my repast;
The foe insults without controul,
"And where’s your God at last?"
4 ’Tis with a mournful pleasure now
I think on antient days;
Then to thy house did numbers go,
And all our work was praise.
5 But why, my soul, sink down so far
Beneath this heavy load?
My spirit, why indulge despair,
And sin against my God?
6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand
Can all thy woes remove;
For I shall yet before him stand,
And sing restoring love.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | With earnest longings of the mind |
Title: | Desertion and hope; or, Complaint of Absence from public Worship |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1787 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Complaint: of Absence form Public Worship; Delight: in God; Direction: and hope(2 more...) |
Notes: | First part |