O Lord, My God, I Thirst For You

Verse 1

O Lord, my God,
I thirst for You,
I long to see your face,
Just as the hunted deer is stressed I falter in the race;

My heart cries out,
my tears run down,
I am in deep distress,
'Where is your God?

' men say to me,
They taunt me and oppress.

Verse 2

Lord,
when will I be helped by You,
I struggle day and night?
O hear my prayer,

enable me to stand in your great might;
I look back on those days gone by when,
Lord, You were so near,
when in your house with festive throng I praised your Name so dear.

Verse 3

So why am I cast down,
O Lord,
and why should I feel low?
You are my God, my Savior strong,

Your praise from me shall flow;
I think of all your works,
O Lord, Your saving pow'r of old,
So when beset and overwhelmed,

I will your strength take hold.

Verse 4

Your loving— kindness fills my days,
Your song at night I sing,
And when my fears assail again to You I'll tightly cling;
My hope is fixed on God,

my Rock, His own He won't forget;
Be still my soul,
my face will shine And I will praise Him yet.