Glory to God ‎#626

626. As the Deer

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Text Information

• First Line: As the deer pants for the water
• Title: As the Deer
• Author: Martin J. Nystrom (1984)
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 18:1
  ;
  Psalm 28:7
  ;
  Psalm 42:1-7
  ;
  Psalm 46:1
  ;
  Psalm 63:1
  ;
  Psalm 103:5
  ;
  Psalm 107:9
  ;
  Psalm 143:6
  ;
  Luke 23:3
  ;
  John 4:14
• Topic: Adoration; Love for God; Praise
• Copyright: © 1984 Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing
• CCLI Number: 1431

Tune Information

• Name: AS THE DEER
• Composer: Martin J. Nystrom (1984)
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: © 1984 Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing

Text Information:

This praise chorus begins as a paraphrase of Psalm 42:1 and later incorporates parts of Psalm 28:7. In some early Christian communities, people chanted or sang Psalm 42 on their way to be baptized, and many early Christian baptisteries were decorated with deer drinking water.