O glad the wilderness for me,
And glad the solitary place,
For here O Lord, I learn to see
Thy glorious Face!

Like heavenly fields, the desert sands,
Rejoice and blossom as the rose,
Where through these dry and thirsty lands,
Thy river flows!

Eternal joy from Thee flows down,
Eternal songs e’en now are given;
For long ago Thy work was done
That opened heaven!

O springing Well! O living Tide!
The way, the truth, the life, art Thou!
I drink and I am satisfied,
Now, even now!