The phrase "I languish" resonates through 7 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
I languish
...Whate’er Thou givest me,
Empty and void, I languish still,
And grieve unceasingly....
Whate’er Thou givest me,
Empty and void, I languish still,
And grieve unceasingly.
...His beauty of holiest love:
I languish and die to be there
Where Jesus hath fixed His abode:...
His beauty of holiest love:
I languish and die to be there
Where Jesus hath fixed His abode:
...Ah! His face I fain would see;
Eye of pity, as I languish,
Fall, fall on me....
Ah! His face I fain would see;
Eye of pity, as I languish,
Fall, fall on me.
...I long to reside where Thou art:
The pasture I languish to find,
Where all, who their shepherd obey,...
I long to reside where Thou art:
The pasture I languish to find,
Where all, who their shepherd obey,
...My refuge be, my soul sustain,
When at the last I languish.
Oh grant that through Thy death I may...
My refuge be, my soul sustain,
When at the last I languish.
Oh grant that through Thy death I may
...Let me know Thy great salvation,
See, I languish, faint and die.
Guilty, but with heart relenting,...
Let me know Thy great salvation,
See, I languish, faint and die.
Guilty, but with heart relenting,
...Have gone to Heav’n to live;
Dear Savior, when I languish,
And lay me down to die,...
Have gone to Heav’n to live;
Dear Savior, when I languish,
And lay me down to die,
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