As Pants the Hart for Streams

As pants the hart for streams of living water

Tune: CONSOLATION (Mendelssohn)
Published in 12 hymnals

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1 As pants the hart for streams of living water,
So longs my soul, O living God, for Thee;
I thirst for Thee, for Thee my heart is yearning;
When shall I come Thy gracious face to see?

2 O Lord my God, o'erwhelmed in deep affliction,
Far from Thy rest, to Thee I lift my soul;
Deep calls to deep and storms of trouble thunder,
While o'er my head the waves and billows roll.

3 Thou wilt command Thy servant's consolation,
Thy lovingkindness yet shall cheer my day,
And in the night Thy song shall be my comfort;
God of my life, to Thee I still will pray.

4 Why, O my soul, art thou cast down within me,
Why art thou troubled and oppressed with grief?
Hope thou in God, the God of thy salvation,
Hope, and thy God will surely send relief.

Source: Psalter Hymnal (Red): doctrinal standards and liturgy of the Christian Reformed Church #82

Text Information

First Line: As pants the hart for streams of living water
Title: As Pants the Hart for Streams
Meter: 11.10.11.10
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

CONSOLATION (Mendelssohn)


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