170. 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, 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 thro' eternity!

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus! the very thought of Thee
Title: Jesus! The Very Thought Of Thee
Translator: E. Caswall (1849, a.)
Author: Bernard of Clairvaux (1153)
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1930
Topic: The Means of Grace: The Redeemer
Tune Information
Name: ST. AGNES
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1861)
Meter: C. M.
Key: G Major



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