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Author: Henry J. Zelley Meter: 13.13.13.13 with refrain Appears in 46 hymnals Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths First Line: My soul today is thirsting for living streams divine Refrain First Line: Like a mighty sea, like a mighty sea Lyrics: 1 My soul today is thirsting for living streams divine, To sweep from highest heaven to this poor heart of mine; I stand upon the promise, in Jesus’ name I plead; Oh, send the gracious current to satisfy my need. Refrain: Like a mighty sea, like a mighty sea, Comes the love of Jesus sweeping over me; The waves of glory roll, the shouts I can’t control; Comes the love of Jesus sweeping o’er my soul. 2 I see the clouds arising, the mercy clouds of love, That come to bring refreshing down from the throne above; The earnest of the shower, just now to us is giv’n, And now we wait, expecting the floods of grace from heav’n. [Refrain] 3 The show’rs of grace are falling, the tide is rolling in, The floodtide of salvation, with pow’r to cleanse from sin; It’s surging through my being and takes my sin away, It keeps me shouting glory! through all the happy day. [Refrain] 4 It’s coming, yes, it’s coming, it’s coming down this hour, A torrent of salvation in saving, cleansing pow’r: I hear the billows surging, I see them mount and roll; Oh, glory, hallelujah! they’re sweeping through my soul. [Refrain] Scripture: John 7:38 Used With Tune: [My soul today is thirsting for living streams divine] Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Like_a_Mighty_Sea); Gospel Publishing House, Full Gospel Songs (95); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/l/i/likemsea.htm); Attributes lyrics to A. I. Zelley.

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[My soul today is thirsting for living streams divine]

Appears in 27 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Henry Lake Gilmour, 1836-1920 Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51112 31121 16553 Used With Text: Like a Mighty Sea

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Like a Mighty Sea

Author: A. I. Zelley Hymnal: Assembly Songs #78 (1948) Hymnal Title: Assembly Songs First Line: My soul today is thirsting for living streams divine Refrain First Line: Like a mighty sea, like a mighty sea Topics: Testimony and Praise Languages: English Tune Title: [My soul today is thirsting for living streams divine]

LIke a mighty sea

Author: Henry J. Zelley Hymnal: Banner Hymns (1st ed) #d96 (1904) Hymnal Title: Banner Hymns (1st ed) First Line: My soul today is thirsting for living streams Languages: English

Like a Mighty Sea

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Hymnal: Bible Songs #90 (1901) Hymnal Title: Bible Songs First Line: My soul today is thirsting for living streams divine Refrain First Line: Like a mighty sea, like a mighty sea Languages: English Tune Title: [My soul today is thirsting for living streams divine]

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A. I. Zelley

Hymnal Title: Glorious Freedom Author of "Like a Mighty Sea" in Glorious Freedom

Henry J. Zelley

1859 - 1942 Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Author of "Like a Mighty Sea" in Timeless Truths Henry Jeffreys Zelley was born at Mt. Holly, NJ, on Mar. 15, 1859. Educated in the Mt. Holly public schools, at Pennington Seminary, and at Taylor University, where he earned his M. A., Ph. D., and D. D. degrees, he became a Methodist minister in 1882 and first served in the New Jersey Conference as a statistical secretary, treasurer, and trustee, becoming a promoter of the campmeeting movement. Noted for his evangelistic fervor, Zelley produced over 1500 poems, hymns, and gospel songs. One of his songs, "He Brought Me Out" with music by Henry L. Gilmour, appears in several denominational hymnals. Cyberhymnal also lists "When Israel Out of Bondage Came" or "He Rolled the Sea Away" with music by Gilmour too. Another of Zelley’s songs, "The Mountains of Faith" with music by M. L. McPhail, is found in Sacred Selections. After working with nineteen different churches in the New Jersey Conference over his lifetime, Zelley, who also served as a trustee of Pennington Seminary, retired in 1929 and died at Trenton, NJ, on Mar. 16, 1942. --http://homeschoolblogger.com/hymnstudies

H. L. Gilmour

1836 - 1920 Person Name: Henry L. Gilmour Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Composer of "[My soul today is thirsting for living streams divine]" in Timeless Truths Henry Lake Gilmour United Kingdom 1836-1920. Born at Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to America as a teenager, thinking he wanted to learn navigation. When he reached the U.S., he arrived in Philadelphia and decided to seek his fortune in America. He started working as a painter, then served in the American Civil War, where he was captured and spent several months in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA. He married Letitia Pauline Howard in 1858. After the war he trained as a dentist and did that for many years. In 1869 he moved to Wenonah, NJ, and helped found the Methodist church there in 1885. He served as Sunday school superintendent and, for four decades, directed the choir at the Pittman Grove Camp Meeting, also working as song leader at camp meetings in Mountain Lake Park, MD, and Ridgeview Park, PA. He was an editor, author, and composer. He edited and/or published 25 gospel song books, along with John Sweney, J Lincoln Hall, John J Hood, Howard Entwistle, Joshua Gill, E L Hyde, Milton S Rees and William J Kirkpatrick. He died in Delair, NJ, after a buggy accident. John Perry