All my life long I had panted

NT325
1
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 life I now am saved.
2
Feeding on the husks around me,
  Till my strength was almost gone,
Longed my soul for something better,
  Only still to hunger on.
3
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.
4
Well of water, ever springing,
  Bread of life, so rich and free,
Untold wealth that never faileth,
  My Redeemer is to me.
71
Matthew

TyTy, GA, United States

The line is correct in its context for when the song was written. To take a “draught” as expressed in english at the time was to draw - as to draw water from a spring. It’s not the same as drought, which is of course a lack of water.


Mabel

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Hello, I believe the second line on the first paragraph should read for a "drink" and not for a "draught." The word draught in this case contradicts the message.

God bless you.


H Ward

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Hallelujah!!! He satisfies!!!


Terry

Hallelujah! I have found Him

Whom my soul so long has craved!

Jesus satisfies my longings;

Through His life I now am saved.


Sister Vali

Tirane, Albania

My Redeemer is to me.

Hallelujah


Maurice Ward

Columbus, Ohio, United States

MY REDEEMER IS TO ME!

God is my redeemer, hallelujah!

Thank you GOD


Aleith Davis

Miami, Florida, United States

I Have Found Him!

Has had been a really for me from Wednesday, July 1973 when He told me to "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness."

It was scary! I cried out! And said "Hear yah, Whe- meh-a-mi?" Why me?

The truth is, I was desperately seeking for inner peace and He spoke the solution. I agreed within 3 days to surrendered to His request. And it's the best discission I had ever made.


Jared Huang

Austin, Texas, United States

Jesus satisfies my longings;

Through His life I now am saved


Renate

Rockwall, Texas, United States

I too can identify with the words—searching for things that never could satisfy my soul, until that day I met Him, face to face, I’ve never been the same again.


Priscilla Feliciano

College Station, TX, United States

Hallelujah! I have found Him!