In The Desert Of Sorrow And Sin
- Words:
- Henry R. Trickett
- Music:
- Fred A. Fillmore
Sheet music
- 1In the desert of sorrow and sin.Lo! I faint as I journey along;With the warfare without and within,See my strength and my hope nearly gone.I thirst, (I thirst,) let me drink, (let me drink,)Of the life-giving stream let me drink; (let me drink;)‘Tis the Rock, (‘Tis the Rock,) cleft for me, (cleft for me,)‘Tis the water, the water of life.
- 2In my weakness I turn to the fount,From the Rock that was smitten for me;And I drink, and I joyfully countAll my trials a blessing to be.I thirst, (I thirst,) let me drink, (let me drink,)Of the life-giving stream let me drink; (let me drink;)‘Tis the Rock, (‘Tis the Rock,) cleft for me, (cleft for me,)‘Tis the water, the water of life.
- 3O Thou God of compassion, I pray,Let me ever abide in Thy sight;Let me drink of the fount day by day,Till I join Thee in mansions of light.I thirst, (I thirst,) let me drink, (let me drink,)Of the life-giving stream let me drink; (let me drink;)‘Tis the Rock, (‘Tis the Rock,) cleft for me, (cleft for me,)‘Tis the water, the water of life.
In the hymnals
- The words are in 44 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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