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Text:Joy of Loving Hearts
Author:Bernard
Tune:MIGDOL
Composer:Lowell Mason

452. Joy of Loving Hearts

1 Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts!
Thou fount of life! thou light of men!
From the best bliss that earth imparts,
We turn unfill'd to thee again.

2 We taste thee, O thou Living Bread,
And long to feast upon thee still;
We drink of thee, the Fountainhead,
As thirst our souls from thee to fill.

3 Our restless spirits yearn for thee,
Where'er our changeful lot is cast;
Glad, when thy gracious smile we see,
Blest, when our faith can hold thee fast.

4 O Jesus, ever with us stay;
Make all our moments calm and bright;
Chase the dark night of sin away,
Shed o'er the world thy holy light!

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts!
Title: Joy of Loving Hearts
Author: Bernard
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Christ: Christ Precious
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: MIGDOL
Composer: Lowell Mason
Meter: L. M.
Key: A Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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