AS OUR SOUL PANETH AFTER THEE 659
"As the hart panteth after the water brooks,
so panteth my soul after thee, O God." (Psalm 42:1)
Awhile back
We were hurting, Lord
And we were searching
For thy cool, rippling stream
That would quench our thirst
And lead us and show us the way
We drank heartedly and were filled
And yet, almost immediately,
We sensed we could not receive
Enough of thee
So we are thirsty still
And our hearts panteth unceasingly
For thy living water
As our dry souls
Longingly follow
After thee.
(Thank thee, O Lord,
for thy living water.)
(First published on August 19, 1979,
with revisions on February 15, 2021)