979    L.M.     Samuel Medley
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst.” Matt. 5. 6

1 Jesus those happy souls does bless,
  Who hunger for his righteousness;
  Who seek the smilings of his face,
  And thirst for fresh supplies of grace.

2 They cannot here contented live
  On all the dainties earth can give;
  Their souls can feast on nothing less
  Than Christ’s eternal righteousness.

3 Some sweet foretastes they have below,
  But the bright world, to which they go,
  Will them a glorious banquet yield;
  There shall their souls be ever filled.

4 May this my blest experience be;
  To hunger, Lord, and thirst for thee,
  And on thy righteousness to live,
  Which can both food and comfort give!

5 Then when at death my soul shall rise
  To the blest banquet in the skies,
  I shall partake the heavenly store,
  And feast and sing for evermore.