For Christ my Lord my spirit longs,
For Christ my Saviour dear,
The joy and sweetness of my songs,
The whilst I wander here!

O Jesus Lord, most fair, most sweet,
In love revealed to me,
For ever keep me at Thy feet,
To sing love’s song to Thee.

I drink with sweet, eternal thirst,
Thy love’s exhaustless tide,
With lips as eager as at first,
Yet ever satisfied!