Author—Attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091–1153 English Translation—Edward Caswall, 1814–1878 Composer—John B. Dykes, 1823–1876 Name of Tune—“St. Agnes” Meter—CM (86.86) As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God? Psalm 42:1, 2 This hymn comes from the height of the Middle Ages, a period of history often scornfully called “The Dark Ages.”