Journeysongs (3rd ed.) ‎#563

563. O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts

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1 O Jesus, joy of loving hearts,
The fount of life and our true light,
We seek the peace your love imparts
And stand rejoicing in your sight.

2 Your truth unchanged has ever stood;
You save all those who heed your call;
To those who seek you, you are good,
To those who find you-- all in all.

3 We taste you, Lord, our living bread,
And long to feast upon you still;
We drink of you, the fountainhead,
Our thirsty souls to quench and fill.

4 For you our restless spirits yearn
Where'er our changing lot is cast;
Glad, when your presence we discern,
Blest, when our faith can hold you fast.

5 O Jesus, ever with us stay;
Make all our moments calm and bright;
Oh, chase the night of sin away,
Shed o'er the world your holy light.

Text Information

• First Line: O Jesus, joy of loving hearts
• Title: O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts
• Author (attributed to): Bernard of Clairvaux, ca. 1091-1153
• Translator: Ray Palmer, 1808-1887 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Topic: Christian Life; Devotional; Devotions: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament; Eucharist; Longing for God; Musical Style: Chant; Rites of the Church: Exposition of the Holy Eucharist (Including Benediction)

Tune Information

• Name: JESU, DULCIS MEMORIA
• Arranger: Randall DeBruyn, b. 1947
• Meter: LM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: Chant, Mode I
• Copyright: © 2010, OCP