316. Jesus, the very thought of thee
C.M.
St. Agnes:
John Bacchus Dykes, 1866
Sawley:
James Walch, 1860
Latin; St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153);
Tr. Edward Caswall, 1849;
Alt.
DOXOLOGY
Jesus, the very thought of thee With sweetness fills the breast; But sweeter far thy face to see, And in thy presence rest. | No voice can sing, no heart can frame, Nor can the memory find, A sweeter sound than Jesus' Name, The Savior of mankind. | 290 O Hope of every contrite heart, O Joy of all the meek, To those who fall, how kind thou art! How good to those who seek! | 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. | Jesus, our only joy be thou, As thou our prize wilt be; In thee be all our glory now, And through eternity. | Father, Son, and Holy Ghost The God whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, is now, And shall be evermore. | |