Main message: Come to God for consolation and healing.
Bible references:
V1. "disconsolate" (Jeremiah 31:15)
"languish" (Psalm 6:2)
"mercy seat" (Exodus 25:22)
"anguish" (Job 7:11)
"heal" (Jeremiah 33:6)
"sorrow" (Isaiah 35:10)
V2. "joy" (John 15:11)
"light" (Psalm 110:105)
"hope" (Psalm 71:5)
"comforter" (Romans 8:26)
V3. "Bread of Life" (John 6:35)
"Waters flowing" (Revelations 22:1)
"Feast of love" (John 13:1)
Keywords: come, disconsolate, languish, mercy seat, wounded hearts, anguish, sorrow, heal, joy, light, hope, Comforter, cure, Bread of Life, waters flowing, throne of God, feast of love, remove
Interpretation notes:
The hymn uses descending melodic phrases and many half notes, including at the openings of phrases.
In measure 11, a faster figure of four consecutive eighth notes appears.
In measure 13, the melody leaps and then resolves back to the final tonic.