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Text:Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
Translator:Edward Caswall
Tune:ST. AGNES
Composer:John B. Dykes

140. Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

1 Jesus! the very thought of Thee,
With sweetness fills the breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see
And in Thy presence rest.

2 Nor 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 Jesus, our only Joy be Thou!
As Thou our Prize wilt be;
Jesus, be Thou our glory now,
And thro' eternity.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, the very thought of Thee
Title: Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
Translator: Edward Caswall (ca. 1850)
Author: Bernard of Clairvaux (1140)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1918
Topic: The Christian Life: Trust and Confidence; Aspiration and Hope
Tune Information
Name: ST. AGNES
Composer: John B. Dykes (1866)
Key: A♭ Major



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