Text: | Jesu, thou joy of loving hearts |
Author: | Ray Palmer (1808-1887) |
Tune: | EISENACH |
Composer (melody): | Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630) |
Harmonizer: | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
1 Jesu, thou joy of loving hearts,
thou fount of life, thou light of men;
from the best bliss that earth imparts
we turn unfilled to thee again.
2 Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood;
thou savest those that on thee call;
to them that seek thee thou art good,
to them that find thee, all in all.
3 We taste thee, O thou living bread,
and long to feast upon thee still;
we drink of thee, the fountain-head,
and thirst our souls from thee to fill.
4 Our restless spirits yearn for thee,
where'er our changeful lot is cast,
glad when thy gracious smile we see,
blest when our faith can hold thee fast.
5 O Jesu, ever with us stay;
make all our moments calm and bright;
chase the dark night of sin away;
shed o'er the world thy holy light.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Jesu, thou joy of loving hearts |
Author: | Ray Palmer (1808-1887) |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | Change; Light; Longing(1 more...) |
Source: | Based on Jesu, dulcedo cordium, (Latin, 12th century) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | EISENACH |
Harmonizer: | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
Composer (melody): | Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630) |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | D Major |
Source: | In his [Schein's] revised Cantional |