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Text: | Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee |
Author (attributed to): | Bernard of Clairvaux |
Translator: | Edward Caswall |
Tune: | ST. AGNES |
Composer: | John B. Dykes |
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 memory 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 ask, 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.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Jesus, the very thought of Thee |
Title: | Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee |
Author (attributed to): | Bernard of Clairvaux |
Translator: | Edward Caswall |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1976 |
Topic: | Christ: His love; God: The Son; Ancient Hymns(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. AGNES |
Composer: | John B. Dykes |
Key: | G Major |