The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16237

16237. My Soul Desires The Word

1 My soul de­sires the word,
As in­fants seek the breast;
To me its sacr­ed pro­mis­es
Afford a con­stant feast.

2 When I be­hold the page,
Where Je­sus’ glo­ries shine,
A ge­ni­al warmth spreads o’er my soul,
The pow­er of love di­vine.

3 Its pre­cepts are a light,
To guide me lest I stray,
A shin­ing lamp around my path,
To show my feet the way.

4 Its threat­en­ings awe the mind,
And make me fear to sin;
And while Thy word is my de­light,
It keeps my con­science clean.

5 ’Tis here, in deep dis­tress,
I solid comfort find;
Beneath the frown­ings of the world,
It soothes the trou­bled mind.

6 From im­per­fect­ion free,
In it all rich­es meet;
Not pur­est gold is half so dear,
Nor ho­ney half so sweet.

Text Information

• First Line: My soul de­sires the word
• Title: My Soul Desires The Word
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: DONCASTER by Samuel Wesley, DULCE DOMUM by Robert S. Ambrose, DUNBAR by Charles W. Dunbar

Tune Information

• Name: DENNIS
• Composer: Hans Georg Nägeli
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1845)
• Meter: SM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain