The Worshiping Church ‎#112

112. 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 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 ask, how kind thou art,
how good to those who seek!

4 But what to those who find? Ah, this
no tongue or 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;
in thee be all 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: 1990
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 29:19
  ;
  1 Corinthians 2:9
  ;
  1 Peter 1:8
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Beauty; Aspiration; Jesus Christ: Joy; Jesus Christ: Names; Jesus Christ: Presence of; Praise: of Jesus Christ
• Source: from Latin, 12th C.

Tune Information

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