I hunger and I thirst

I hunger and I thirst

Author: John S. B. Monsell (1866)
Communion Songs
Published in 65 hymnals

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1 I hunger and I thirst:
Jesu, my manna be;
ye living waters, burst
out of the rock for me.

2 Thou bruised and broken Bread,
my life-long wants supply;
as living souls are fed,
O feed me, or I die.

3 Thou true life-giving Vine,
let me thy sweetness prove;
renew my life with thine,
refresh my soul with love.

4 Rough paths my feet have trod
since first their course began:
feed me, thou Bread of God;
help me, thou Son of Man.

5 For still the desert lies
my thirsting soul before:
O living waters, rise
within me evermore.

Source: Ancient and Modern: hymns and songs for refreshing worship #449a

Author: John S. B. Monsell

John Samuel Bewley Monsell (b. St. Colomb's, Londonderry, Ireland, 1811; d. Guilford, Surrey, England, 1875) was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and served as a chaplain and rector of several churches in Ireland after his ordination in 1835. Transferred to England in 1853, he became rector of Egham in Surrey and was rector of St. Nicholas Church in Guilford from 1870 until his death (caused by a construction accident at his church). A prolific poet, Monsell published his verse in eleven volumes. His three hundred hymns, many celebrating the seasons of the church year, were issued in collections such as Hymns and Miscellaneous Poems (1837), Spiritual Songs (1857), Hymns of Love and Praise (1863), and The Parish Hymnal (1873). Bert P… Go to person page >

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A Missionary Hymn Book #121

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Ancient and Modern #449a

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Ancient and Modern #449b

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Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #331

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Chalice Hymnal #409

Christian Praise #d146

Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #227

Church Hymnal, Third Edition #212

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Church Hymns #254

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Common Praise #306

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CPWI Hymnal #598

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #299

Hymnal #474

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Hymns Ancient and Modern (Standard ed.) #716

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Edition #285

Hymns Ancient and Modern, Revised #413

Hymns and Psalms #730

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Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #409a

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Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #409b

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Hymns of Consecration and Faith #11

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Hymns of Faith and Love #88

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Hymns of Worship and Service #192

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Hymns of Worship and Service (15th ed.) #192

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Hymns of Worship and Service #192

Immanuel Hymnal #d171

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In Excelsis #497a

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In Excelsis #497b

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In Excelsis #a497a

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In Excelsis #a497b

Mirfield Mission Hymn Book #50

Modern Hymn Tunes #d22

Scripture Song Database #1639

Sing Glory #470

Songs of praise #272

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Sunday-School Praises #171

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Sursum Corda #489a

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Sursum Corda #489b

The Book of Common Praise #236a

The Book of Common Praise #236b

The Book of Common Praise #236c

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The Book of Common Praise #247

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The Book of Praise #198

The Book of Praise #526

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The Church Hymnal #232

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The Church Hymnal #343

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The Church Hymnal #343

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The Church Hymnary #666

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The Church Missionary Hymn Book #208

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The Congregational Mission Hymnal #222

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The Coronation Hymnal #248

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The Council Hymnal #69

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The Cyber Hymnal #2826

The Home and School Hymnal #140

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The Hymnal #325

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The Hymnal #343

The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes #462

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The New Laudes Domini #1100

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #361

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #468

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The Praise Hymnary #406

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #430

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