My Soul, O Lord, Doth Thirst

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My soul, O Lord, doth thirst for Thee

Author: Charles Price Jones
Tune: [My soul, O Lord, doth thirst for Thee]
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1 My soul, O Lord, doth thirst for Thee,
Nor can be satisfied;
With temporal felicity
Whilst Thou art it denied;
Whilst Thou art it denied, O Lord,
My soul's unsatisfied,
Nothing will joy my life afford
I Thou art it denied;

2 In Thee alone my soul would rest,
In Thee alone abide;
If Thou be near, howe'er oppressed,
Lord, I am satisfied.
My soul would follow after Thee,
With never-flagging zeal;
May it no other object see,
No other motive feel;
No other motive feel,
No other motive feel.

3 Hard after Thee my soul would press,
Lord, fire my zeal anew,
Inflame my heart with righteousness,
And keep Thou in my view.
Abide within me, glorious Lord,
Then I'll be satisfied,
Resting for ever in Thy word,
Pardoned and sanctified;
Pardoned and sanctified,
Pardoned and sanctified.

Source: His Fullness Songs #317

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Author: Charles Price Jones

Charles Price Jones born December 9, 1865, near Rome, Georgia. He grew up in Kingston, Georgia, and attended the Baptist church. He was converted in 1884 while living in Cat Island, Arkansas. In 1885 he was called to the ministry and began preaching. In 1888 he attended Arkansas Baptist College and taught school in Grant County, Arkansas. He preached and pastored several Baptist churches. After asking God for a deeper experience of grace and fasting and praying for three days, Jones experienced a closeness with God, and in 1895, along with other Baptist holiness adherents, who taught that a second work of grace can cleanse the Christian of original sin. They started a holiness movement in the Baptist church, and he began teaching holiness i… Go to person page >

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