Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) ‎#409a

409a. I hunger and I thirst

1 I hunger and I thirst;
Jesus, my manna be:
O living waters, burst
out of the rock for me!

2 O bruised and broken bread,
my life-long needs supply:
as living souls are fed,
so feed me, or I die.

3 O true lifegiving vine,
let me your goodness prove:
by your life sweeten mine,
refresh my soul with love.

4 Rough paths my feet have trod
since first their course began:
renew me, bread of God,
restore me, Son of man.

5 For still the desert lies
behind me and before:
O living waters, rise
within me evermore!

Text Information

• First Line: I hunger and I thirst
• Author: J. S. B. Monsell (1811-1875)
• Meter: 6 6 6 6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1987
• Topic: Easter 1: The Bread of Life; Epiphany 3, Revelation: Signs of Glory; God's Church: Holy Communion; The Promise of Redemption: Moses

Tune Information

• Name: IBSTONE
• Composer: Maria Tiddeman (1837-1915)
• Meter: 6 6 6 6
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Alternative tune: ECCLES (409b)