I thirst, I thirst, the Sav­ior said,
And bowed in grief His sac­red head;
That thirst, my soul, was all for thee,
For thee the pain, the ago­ny.

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O wan­der­ing soul, the Sav­ior calls,
His gen­tle voice like mu­sic falls;
O come, re­ceive His par­don free:
He died for you, He died for me.

O bit­ter pain; the cross He bore,
The cru­el crown of thorns He wore;
The brok­en heart, the pierc­èd side,
The cry, ’Tis fin­ished as He died.

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O Sav­ior Christ, Thou Son of God,
Didst Thou for me thus shed Thy blood?
Didst Thou Thy­self an of­fer­ing give
That I, re­deemed, with Thee might live?

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I thirst, O Lord, I thirst for Thee;
Reveal in love Thy­self to me;
My heart I yield, my all I give,
And thirst hence­forth Thine own to live.

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