Author: Nahum Tate, 1652-1715; N. Brady, 1659-1726 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #428 (1917) Topics: Aspiration After God; The Christian Life Aspiration and Prayer Lyrics: 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 God of my strength, how long shall I,
Like one forgotten, mourn?
Forlorn, forsaken, and exposed
To the oppressor's scorn.
4 I sigh to think of happier days,
When Thou, O Lord, wast nigh;
When every heart was tuned to praise,
And none more blest than I.
5 Why restless, why cast down, my soul?
Hope still, and thou shalt sing
The praise of Him who is thy God,
Thy Saviour, and thy King. Languages: English Tune Title: SPOHR
As pants the hart for cooling streams