All my lifelong I had panted
For a drink from some cool spring.
That I hoped would quench the burning
Of the thirst I felt within.
Chorus:
Hallelujah He has found me.
The One my soul so long has craved
Jesus satisfies my longings.
Thro' His blood I now am saved.
Feeding on the filth 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.
-Clara Teare Williams
