Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Petra
Canonical path: /petra/the-longing
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Longing
Read The Longing lyrics by Petra on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Longing
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In each heart there is a longing
In each soul a desperate cry
To know if life has some true meaning
Or if we simply live and die
Earthly pleasures and possessions
Leave the sinking spirit dry
In each heart there is a longing
Only Jesus satisfies
In each life there comes the question
Is there more than meets the eye
And what will we see of the eternal
When the well of days runs dry?
So we search with so few finding
The difference between truth and lies
While in each heart there is a longing
Only Jesus satisfies
Mysetery on a hillside
The purest love expressed
Guilty lips cry, forgive me
In that moment I found rest
So we search with so few finding
The difference between truth and lies
While in each heart there is a longing
Only Jesus satisfies
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Petra performs "The Longing", and this lyric page sits inside the Petra catalog on LyroVerse.
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