Hymn
As Pants the Hart
As pants the hart for cooling streams
When heated in the chase,
So longs my soul, O God, for Thee,
And Thy refreshing grace.
For Thee, my God, the living God,
My thirsty soul doth pine;
O when shall I behold Thy face,
Thou Majesty Divine!
Why restless, why cast down, my soul?
Trust God, and He'll employ
His aid for thee, and change these sighs
To thankful hymns of joy.
Why 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.
As Pants the Hart — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/as-pants-the-hart
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What is the metre of As Pants the Hart?
As Pants the Hart is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Awake, my heart; arise, my tongue, Longing for Christ and The Farewell.