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| Text: | Jesus! the very thought of Thee |
| Author: | Bernard of Clairvaux |
| Translator: | Edward Caswell |
| Tune: | EVAN |
| Arranger: | William Henry Havergal |
1 Jesus! the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills my breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see,
And in Thy presence rest.
2 Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
Nor can the mem'ry find
A sweeter sound than Thy blest Name,
O Savior of mankind!
3 O hope of ev'ry 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 His loved ones know.
5 Jesus, our only Joy be Thou!
As Thou our Prize wilt be:
Jesus, be Thou our Glory now,
And through eternity!
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Jesus! the very thought of Thee |
| Author: | Bernard of Clairvaux (ca. 1139) |
| Translator: | Edward Caswell (1849) |
| Meter: | C. M. No. 2 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1908 |
| Topic: | The Catechism: The Redeemer; Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity; Sunday after Christmas |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | EVAN |
| Arranger: | William Henry Havergal (1877) |
| Meter: | C. M. No. 2 |
| Key: | A♭ Major |
| Source: | Welsh Melody |
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