Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#491

491. Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

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 No voice can sing, no 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
no 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
• Title: Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
• Translator: Edward Caswall (1849)
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 57:15
  ;
  Ephesians 3:16-19
• Topic: Christ: Love and Grace of; Christ: Name of; Christ: As Savior; Christian Life; Joy; Love: For Christ; Post-Communion
• Source: Latin, 11th cent.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. AGNES
• Composer: John B. Dykes (1866)
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: G Major or modal