Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#452

452. 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 you
And your refreshing grace.

2 For you, my God, the living God,
My thirsty spirit pines;
Oh, when shall I behold your face,
O Majesty divine?

3 One trouble calls another on
And gathers overhead,
Falls splashing down, till round my soul
A rising sea is spread.

4 Why restless, why cast down, my soul?
Hope still, and you shall sing
The praise of him who is your God,
Your health's eternal spring.

5 For now I trust in God for strength,
I trust him to employ
His love for me and change my sighs
to thankful hymns of joy.

Text Information

• First Line: As pants the hart for cooling streams
• Title: As Pants the Hart for Cooling Streams
• Author: Nahum Tate, 1652-1715
• Author: Nicholas Brady, 1659-1726 (alt.)
• Meter: C M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Trust, Guidance; Aspiration; Christian Hope

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson, 1764-1824
• Meter: C M
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Setting © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship