The Hymnbook ‎#322

322. As Pants the Hart for Cooling Streams

1 As pants the hart for cooling streams
When heated in the chase,
So longs my soul, O God, for Thee,
And Thy refreshing grace.

2 For Thee, my God, the living God,
My thirsty soul doth pine;
O when shall I behold Thy face,
Thou Majesty divine!

3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul?
Trust God; and He'll employ
His aid for thee, and change these sighs
To thankful hymns of joy.

4 Why restless, why cast down, my soul?
Hope still; and thou shalt sing
The praise of Him who is thy God,
Thy health's eternal Spring.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: As pants the hart for cooling streams
• Title: As Pants the Hart for Cooling Streams
• Author: Nahum Tate (1696)
• Author: Nicholas Brady (1696)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 42
• Topic: Aspiration; Hope; Trust; Life in Christ: Hope and Aspiration

Tune Information

• Name: SPOHR
• Arranger: Louis Spohr (1835)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Arr. from Louis Spohr, 1835. Alternative tune, "Martyrdom," Hymn 199.