Satisfied

All my life long I had pantedFor a draught from some cool spring,That I hoped would quench the burningOf the thirst I felt within.

Refrain, after each verseHallelujah! I have found it—What 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 meOnly 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.