William Croft
(1678 - 1727)

Croft : Like as the hart desires the water brooks : illustration

Like as the hart desires the water brooks
(T.T.B. or S.S.B.)
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147405 : Croft : Like as the hart desires the water brooks : sheet music
Catalogued as Choral - Sacred (West Gallery)

Edition prepared from "Harmonia coelestis or The Harmony of Heaven imitated", London, 1780. The source recommends use by S.S.B. or by T.T.B.

This piece has not been traced to a primary source. It should be remembered that this version is probably simplified for use in country parishes, and not in a cathedral foundation, where the treatment would have been more elaborate.
Lyrics: Psalm 42, vv. 1,2

Like as the hart desires the water brooks: so longeth my soul after thee, O God.
My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God: when shall I come to appear before the presence of God?