Hymns to the Living God ‎#43

43. As Longs the Deer for Cooling Streams

1 As longs the deer for cooling streams
in parched and barren ways,
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?
Hope still, and thou shalt sing
the praise of Him who is thy God,
thy health’s eternal spring.

4 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
the God whom we adore,
be glory as it was, is now,
and shall be evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: As longs the deer for cooling streams
• Title: As Longs the Deer for Cooling Streams
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2017
• Scripture:
  Psalm 42:1-7
• Topic: Revelation and Adoration
• Source: New Version of the Psalms of David, 1969

Tune Information

• Name: BELMONT
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major
• Source: William Gardiner's Sacred Melodies, 1815