AS OUR SOUL PANTETH AFTER THEE 659

     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)

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