C. T. Williams
All my life long I had panted
For a draught from some cool spring
That I hoped would quench the burning
Of the thirst I felt within.
Hallelujah! I have found Him―
Whom my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies my longings;
Through His blood I now am saved.
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Feeding on the husks around me
Till my strength was almost gone,
Longed my soul for something better,
Only still to hunger on.
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Poor I was, and sought for riches,
Something that would satisfy;
But the dust I gathered round me
Only mocked my soul’s sad cry.
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Well of water, ever springing,
Bread of life, so rich and free,
Untold wealth that never faileth,
My Redeemer is to me.