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Text:Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
Translator:Edward Caswall (1814-1878)
Tune:ST. AGNES
Composer:John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876

189. Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, the very thought of Thee
Title: Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
Latin Title: Jesu, dulcis memoria
Translator: Edward Caswall (1814-1878) (1849)
Meter: C.M. 8.6.8.6.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Jesus Christ: Adoration, Praise of
Source: Anonymous source prior to Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153
Notes: Christ is all, and in all. Col. 3:11.
Tune Information
Name: ST. AGNES
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
Meter: C.M. 8.6.8.6.
Key: A Major
Notes: M.M. 80



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