316a. Jesus, the very thought of Thee

Jesus, the very thought of thee
With sweetness fills the breast;
But sweeter far thy face to see,
And in thy presence rest.

No voice can sing, no heart can frame,
Nor can the memory find,
A sweeter sound than Jesus' Name,
The Savior of mankind.

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O Hope of every contrite heart,
O Joy of all the meek,
To those who fall, how kind thou art!
How good to those who seek!

But what to those who find? Ah, this
Nor tongue nor pen can show;
The love of Jesus, what it is
None but his loved ones know.

Jesus, our only joy be thou,
As thou our prize wilt be;
In thee be all our glory now,
And through eternity.

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
The God whom we adore,
Be glory, as it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, the very thought of Thee
Author: St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153
Translator: Edward Caswall (1849, alt.)
Meter: C.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1916
Topic: Holy Communion: Introits; Parochial Missions
Tune Information
Name: ST. AGNES
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1866)
Meter: C.M.
Incipit: 33323 47155 53224



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