1
O Christ, in Thee my soul hath found,
And found in Thee alone,
The peace, the joy I sought so long,
The bliss till now unknown.
And found in Thee alone,
The peace, the joy I sought so long,
The bliss till now unknown.
Now none but Christ can satisfy,
None other name for me;
There’s love and life and lasting joy,
Lord Jesus, found in Thee.
None other name for me;
There’s love and life and lasting joy,
Lord Jesus, found in Thee.
2
I sighed for rest and happiness,
I yearned for them, not Thee;
But, while I passed my Savior by,
His love laid hold on me.
I yearned for them, not Thee;
But, while I passed my Savior by,
His love laid hold on me.
3
I tried the broken cisterns, Lord,
But, ah, the waters failed!
E’en as I stooped to drink they fled,
And mocked me as I wailed.
But, ah, the waters failed!
E’en as I stooped to drink they fled,
And mocked me as I wailed.
4
The pleasures lost I sadly mourned,
But never wept for Thee,
Till grace the sightless eyes received,
Thy loveliness to see.
But never wept for Thee,
Till grace the sightless eyes received,
Thy loveliness to see.
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Mansfield, Ohio, United States
The pleasures lost I sadly mourned,
But never wept for Thee,
Till grace the sightless eyes received,
Thy loveliness to see.
Verse four was my experience when I was young. I mourned for some of the fun times my peers enjoyed and I passed up. But I found grace and satisfaction in Him. But now I see these things never satisfied my old friends and I can proclaim the chorus as my testimony.
Now none but Christ can satisfy,
None other name for me;
There’s love and life and lasting joy,
Lord Jesus, found in Thee.
I have a deep satisfaction in Christ that is ever lasting!
Łódź, Poland
Often times I come to the Lord for Happiness and rest not loving His as He deserves. This song come to me, then I repent and seek to love the Lord Himself and not His gifts
Banbridge, Co Down, United Kingdom
The line that came to my mind this morning was ‘O the bliss till then I known. ’
Bliss in a broken world. It’s only found in Jesus. He is our hope in our fragile world. He is my everything. Bliss - perfect joy, lasting happiness here and now, and then eternal bliss. Amen
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Very touching song
Leander, TX, United States
There are times in our life when loneliness pierces our soul, when no matter how many people are around us, we feel completely and utterly alone. It is in these moments that the Lord sings this hymn within me and reminds me that "None but Christ can satisfy," Whenever we put our hope and love in a name other than Christ, there can only be disappointment eventually. But there is "love and life and lasting joy, Lord Jesus, found in Thee." Lord, fill our every part with Yourself, only You satisfy!
Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
The pleasures lost I sadly mourned, I never wept for thee.
Till grace the sightless eyes received, Thy loveliness to see.
There’s love and life and lasting joy, Lord Jesus, found in Thee.
Praise the Lord, None other name for me.
Virginia, United States
I've always enjoyed this hymn but never so much as now, especially stanza 4 which before had never stood out to me.
The pleasures lost I sadly mourned,
But never wept for Thee,
Till grace the sightless eyes received,
Thy loveliness to see.
"The well and the waterpot meant so much to the Samaritan woman, but after she recognized Christ, she spontaneously gave up those cherished things and went to the people, testifying that Christ was now her satisfying life... The Samaritan woman did not go to her people with the doctrine of Christ; she first gained Christ and then went to them with Christ."
Lusaka, Zambia
What a glorious and encouraging hymn. We sang it a lot as young people at our youth fellowship at church and also sang it regularly at our morning services. True satisfaction is found in Christ alone! But we sometimes or is it often forget that don't we? And go off looking for satisfaction in Al the wrong places. Let's continually seek living water from Christ and him alone.
Glasgow Scotland, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Lovely.
Remember singing heartily years ago.
Just listened to A Begg refer to this in a talk called food for the soul. Isn’t poetry based on our good God masterly.
Thank you for helping me find this on your website.
Torquay
God is good and all that He has created is good even now just as it was at the beginning.