Six centuries of select hymns and spiritual songs collected out of the Holy Bible together with a catechism, the canticles, and a catalogue of vertuous women / by William Barton.

HYMN 365. (Psalm 42.1. to 5.)

Argument.

The Saint, when from God's house confin'd, In Sighs and Prayer, sets forth his mind.

All People, &c.

LIKE as the chased hart doth pant after the cooling water brooks: So, Lord, my soul pursu'd and faint, pants after thee with longing looks.

[verse 2] I thirst for God, the living God, O when shall I come and draw near The place of his most blest abode, and in his glorious courts appear?

[verse 3] Both thoroughout the night and day, my mournfull tears have been my food: While constantly my foes do say, where now is thy most faithfull God?

[verse 4] When I these things have thought upon, my grief of soul has much renew'd, Because I formerly had gone among the zealous multitude.

I went with them to God's own house, with cheerfull voice of joy and praise, Where multitudes did follow us that kept the solemn Holy daies.

[verse 5] O Then my soul, why shouldst thou be so over-whelm'd in thy distress? O wherefore art thou mov'd in me, and tossed with unquietness?

Hope still in God's deliverance, for I shall surely, yet again, Praise him for his sweet countenance, and help I, shall thereby obtain.