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SDA Hymnal 113

As Pants the Hart

Words: Tate and BradyMusic: Hugh WilsonTune: MartyrdomCM

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1As pants the hart for cooling streams
When heated in the chase,
So longs my soul, O God, for Thee
And Thy refreshing grace.

2For Thee, my God, the living God,
My thirsty soul doth pine:
O when shall I behold Thy face,
Thou Majesty divine?

3Why restless, why cast down, my soul?
Hope still, and thou shalt sing
The praise of Him who is thy God,
Thy health's eternal spring.

4To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom we adore,
Be glory, as it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.

Meter
CM
Scripture
Psalm 42:1

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 71% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB

Could also be sung to Azmon, Coronation, Ortonville, Cantate Domino, Christmas · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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Verse 1

As pants the hart for cooling streams˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
When heated in the chase,//˘˘˘/6B
So longs my soul, O God, for Thee˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
And Thy refreshing grace.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

For Thee, my God, the living God,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
My thirsty soul doth pine:˘/˘///6B
O when shall I behold Thy face,˘/˘˘˘///8C
Thou Majesty divine?//˘˘˘/6B

Verse 3

Why restless, why cast down, my soul?//˘///˘/8A
Hope still, and thou shalt sing//˘///6B
The praise of Him who is thy God,˘/˘˘˘˘//8C
Thy health's eternal spring.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
The God whom we adore,˘/˘˘˘/6B
Be glory, as it was, is now,˘/˘˘˘˘˘/8C
And shall be evermore.˘˘˘/˘/6B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.