Desertion and Hope; or, Complaint of Absence from Public Worship

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With earnest longings of the mind

Author: Isaac Watts
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With earnest longings of the mind,
My God, to thee I look;
So pants the hunted hart to find
And taste the cooling brook.
When shall I see thy courts of grace,
And meet my God again?
So long an absence from thy face
My heart endures with pain.

Source: Songs of Zion: being a small collection of tunes, principally original; with appropriate lines, adapted to divine worship #9

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Author: Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >

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First Line:	With earnest longings of the mind
Title:	Desertion and Hope; or, Complaint of Absence from Public Worship
Author:	Isaac Watts
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain