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| Text: | Jesus, the very thought of thee |
| Translator: | Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 |
| Tune: | WINDSOR |
| Composer (melody): | William Damon, 1540?-1591? |
| Harmonizer: | Thomas Este, 1540?-1608? |
1 Jesus, the very thought of thee
with sweetness fills the breast;
but sweeter far thy face to see,
and in thy presence rest.
2 No voice can sing, no heart can frame,
nor can the memory find,
a sweeter sound than Jesus' Name,
the Savior of mankind.
3 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!
4 But what to those who find? Ah, this
nor tongue nor pen can show;
the love of Jesus, what it is,
none but who love him know.
5 Jesus, our only joy be thou,
as thou our prize wilt be;
in thee be all our glory now,
and through eternity.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Jesus, the very thought of thee |
| Translator: | Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 (alt.) |
| Meter: | CM |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1985 |
| Topic: | The Christian Life |
| Source: | Latin, 12th cent.; Latin 15th cent. (st. 5) |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | WINDSOR |
| Composer (melody): | William Damon, 1540?-1591? |
| Harmonizer: | Thomas Este, 1540?-1608? |
| Meter: | CM |
| Key: | B♭ Major |
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