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Text:As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs
Author (Latin):R. Lowth
Translator:G. Gregory
Tune:PAX DEI
Composer:J. B. Dykes

463. As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs

1 As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs,
That sinks exhausted in the summer's chase,
So pants my soul for Thee, great King of kings,
So thirsts to reach Thy sacred dwelling place.

2 Lord, Thy sure mercies, ever in my sight,
My heart shall gladden through the tedious day;
And midst the dark and gloomy shades of night,
To Thee, my God, I'll tune the grateful lay.

3 Why faint, my soul? why doubt Jehovah's aid?
Thy God, the God of mercy still shall prove;
Within His courts thy thanks shall yet be paid:
Unquestioned be His faithfulness and love.

Text Information
First Line: As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs
Author (Latin): R. Lowth
Translator: G. Gregory
Language: English
Publication Date: 1920
Topic: General
Source: Psalm 42
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: PAX DEI
Composer: J. B. Dykes
Meter: 10.10.10.10.
Key: Eā™­ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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