191. Still in a Land of Drought and Dearth

C.M.
by M. Bowley
1
Still in a land of drought and dearth,
 
Our longing spirits cry
 
To Thee, the Lord of heaven and earth,
 
Our thirst to satisfy.
“<<A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.>> O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is.” (Psalm 63:1)
“Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.” (Joshua 3:11)
“Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again. But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” (John 4:13-14)
2
O Thou with love more strong than death,
 
Unquenched by deepest waves;
 
We need throughout the walk of faith
 
The same free grace that saves.
“Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.” (Song of Solomon 8:6-7)
“(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)” (2 Corinthians 5:7)
3
We would not take from falsehood’s fire,
 
Though glittering be the spark;
 
Thou only art our heart’s desire,
 
Art light where all is dark.
4
Dark unbelief alone can shroud
 
A Sun that sets no more;
 
And when Thy grace removes the cloud,
 
We see Thee as before.
5
We soon shall join the white-robed throng,
 
We soon shall walk by sight;
 
Till then by faith we raise the song,
 
By faith in Thee delight.
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