My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh also longeth after Thee.
Psalm 63:1
Words: John S. B. Monsell, Hymns of Love and Praise 1866.
Music: Eccles (Luard-Selby) Bertram Luard-Selby, in Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1904 (🔊 pdf nwc).
I hunger and I thirst,
Jesu, my manna be;
Ye living waters, burst
Out of the rock for me.
Thou bruised and broken Bread,
My life-long wants supply;
As living souls are fed,
O feed me, or I die.
Thou true life-giving Vine,
Let me Thy sweetness prove;
Renew my life with Thine,
Refresh my soul with love.
Rough paths my feet have trod
Since first their course began;
Feed me, Thou Bread of God;
Help me, Thou Son of Man.
For still the desert lies
My thirsting soul before;
O living waters, rise
Within me evermore.