The Christian — Godly Life

O blest are they who oft have said

No. 644
Metre C. M.
Tune CADDO.
Words F. E. Belden.
Music William B. Bradbury.
Key A-flat major
Singing key A♭ major
Time 3/4
5 stanzas

Words

O blest are they who oft have said,"I thirst for righteousness;I hunger for the heavenly breadWith anguish and distress."

They of My fullness shall be fed,For which they hungered sore;And there, by living waters led,Their souls shall thirst no more.

Because I am the Truth, the Life,All fullness dwells in me;They know no want, no sin, no strife,Through all eternity.

How blessed, then, to share a partWith those that hunger here;To have the panting, thirsty heart,And shed the bitter tear!

O give me, Lord, the grace to knowAnd feel my need of thee;To long for righteousness belowTill I thy fullness see.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—GODLY LIFE.»; hymn number «644» (large), tune name «CADDO. C. M.» centred over the music, «WILLIAM B. BRADBURY.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, one line per system, with «1.» before «O» («right - eous-ness;», «hun - ger», «heaven - ly», «an - guish», «dis - tress.» hyphenated under their notes). The italic reference line «724, 395, 546.» (= the same words may be sung to the tunes of hymns 724, 395 or 546) stands under the music; stanzas 2–5 follow as text in the left column, numbered «2»–«5» (written «2.»–«5.» here), with «F. E. Belden.» in italics after stanza 5. In stanzas 2–5 the second and fourth lines of each stanza are indented in the print. Quotation marks are written straight; the print's thin space before «;» and «!» is closed up. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's («My fullness», «the Truth, the Life»).