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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Dear Friends
MY dad Mr D CYRIL DAWSON likes this song. I remember you daddy. I'm really missing you. Your son.
Hillsborough, County Down, United Kingdom
Wonderful hymn, just heard it referenced in Mary Peckham's testimony which is awesome. Look up 1949 revival testimony about 38 minutes long on YouTube.
Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Great song which impressed me and my great and wonderful dad D. Cyril Dawson.
Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Sanctify this place with Thy word, O Lord, and we will bring You praise and honour.
Carlsbad, CA, United States
This song has been always my prayer in my whole life. It will be till I see Christ face by face.
Los Angeles, California, United States
Although I know Christ is life and peace and all these things that I desire, yet often I still miss the mark because I'm yearning for these things apart from Christ. But none other than a PERSON can satisfy. Lord I want to seek You first - not as an antidote or solution to this and that situation, but even just to enjoy You and be satisfied by You.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
This Song is the favorite song of my Daddy, Mr Deva Doss CYRIL DAWSON who has gone to be with the Lord On 23rd January 2015. Born on 29:12:1926. 89yrs old.
I miss him a lot. Regrets from David Raj Dawson, Pearlyn Grace Dawson, Beulah Dawson & his best loved sons Rev Dr Daniel Dawson.
Lancing, West Sussex
“Broken cisterns” are spoken of in Jeremiah 2:13, where the Lord berates His people for committing two sins, (i) forsaking Him, the Fountain of Living Waters, and (ii) digging their own cisterns which leaked, so any water in them was lost. Water is (as we all know from experience) essential to life. Water satisfies. Living Water, Water of Life, is also seen in John 4:14; 7:37-39; Ezekiel 47:1-12 and Revelation 22:1, 2. “He that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely” (v 17 RV; Isaiah 55:1). I hope meditating on these verses blesses you.