205. As Pants the Hart

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
Meter: C. M.
Publication Date: 1957
Scripture:
Source: Tate and Brady's "New Version," 1696
Notes: Alternate tune: "Serenity," No. 98.
Tune Information
Name: SPOHR
Composer: Louis Spohr, d. 1859
Meter: C. M.
Key: F Major



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