Jesu, 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 Jesu’s Name,
The Saviour of mankind.
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!
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.
Jesu, our only joy be Thou,
As Thou our prize wilt be:
In Thee be all our glory now,
And through eternity
Recording
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Details
Tune: Metzlers’ Redhead
Meter: CM
Style: Victorian Hymn
Composer: Richard Redhead (1820 – 1901)
Lyricist: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1091 – 1153)
Translator: Edward Caswall (1814 – 1878)
Church Year: General
Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain
Performance ℗ Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved.
Jesu, 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 Jesu’s Name,
The Saviour of mankind.
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!
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.
Jesu, our only joy be Thou,
As Thou our prize wilt be:
In Thee be all our glory now,
And through eternity
Recording
The music used in this recording belongs in the Public Domain, but the Performance rights ℗ belong to Richard M S Irwin. You may click the Download Button to obtain the MP3 recording for use in Worship or for personal use only. For other uses of the recording, please Contact Us.
To keep up to date with the latest recordings, please follow us on SoundCloud and Facebook. If you use our hymns, please consider a donation to help keep this service free.Click Here to Download
Details
Tune: St Agnes (Dykes)
Meter: CM
Style: Victorian Hymn
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1823 – 1876)
Lyricist: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1091 – 1153)
Translator: Edward Caswall (1814 – 1878)
Church Year: General
Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain
Performance ℗ Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved.
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