| 628 | Glory to God#629 | 630 |
| Text: | Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee |
| Translator: | Edward Caswall |
| Tune: | ST. AGNES |
| Composer: | John Bacchus Dykes |
| Media: | Audio recording |
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 mind recall
a sweeter sound than thy blest name,
O Savior of us all.
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 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.
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| First Line: | Jesus, the very thought of thee |
| Title: | Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee |
| Translator: | Edward Caswall (1849, alt.) |
| Meter: | CM |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
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| Topic: | Adoration; Healing; Hope (5 more...) |
| Source: | Latin hymn, 12th cent. |
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| Name: | ST. AGNES |
| Composer: | John Bacchus Dykes (1866, alt.) |
| Meter: | CM |
| Key: | G Major |
The sweetness celebrated in this anonymous 12th-century Latin poem is not cloying or sentimental; it is more like an antidote to bitterness and a source of hope and healing. The best-known 19th-century translation is set here to a tune composed especially for these words.
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