Longings

Longings. We all have them, but to what or to whom do we turn to get them met? Unless we are looking to the Lord to meet our needs, we will be disappointed every time, “For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.” (Psalms 107:9) Clara T. Williams understood this when she wrote these words in 1875, 

All my life I had a longing

For a drink from some clear spring,

That I hoped would quench the burning

Of the thirst I felt within.

Refrain:

Hallelujah! I have found Him

Whom my soul so long has craved!

Jesus satisfies my longings,

Through His blood I now am saved.

Feeding on the husks around me,

Till my strength was almost gone,

Longed my soul for something better,

Only still to hunger on.

Poor I was, and sought for riches,

Something that would satisfy,

But the dust I gathered round me

Only mocked my soul’s sad cry.

Well of water, ever springing,

Bread of life so rich and free,

Untold wealth that never faileth,

My Redeemer is to me.