Number: 359
English: 
Title: The Breathing of My Soul is After God
Name: 
Words: Sam Jones
Music: 
Copyright: Lyrics written in November 1937
Meter: 
Form: 

The breath¤ing of my soul is af¤ter God;
In my poor heart His love now shed a¤¤broad
Draws on my soul with ar¤dent long¤ings deep,
To fol¤low Christ, the Shep¤herd of the sheep.
I love Him now be¤cause He first loved me,
And where He is, there shall His serv¤¤ant be.

Through nev¤er fail¤ing love I shall en¤dure
And make my call¤ing and e¤lec¤tion ¤sure.
His ten¤der mer¤cy rich, sup¤plies of grace,
Shall keep me sure and stead¤y in the place
My Shep¤herd’s heart of love has planned for me,
And where He is, there shall His serv¤¤ant be.

I want to fol¤low where His feet have gone
And serve Him un¤til that great morn shall ¤dawn–
The morn of God’s se¤rene e¤ter¤nal day,
Where pain and form¤er things have passed a¤way.
In love He took the serv¤ant’s place for me,
And where He is, there shall His serv¤¤ant be.