Quote#God & Faith
My spirit longs for Thee
Quote byJohn Byrom · 1692–1763
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Miscellaneous Poems (1773), "The Desponding Soul's Wish" (also called "My Spirit Longs For Thee").
English (original)
My spirit longs for Thee, Within my troubled breast, Though I unworthy be Of so divine a Guest.
— John Byrom
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