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Text:Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts!
Author:St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Translator:Ray Palmer
Tune:CHRISTE REDEMPTOR
Media:MIDI file

328b. Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts!

Jesus, thou Joy of loving hearts!
Thou Fount of life! Thou Light of men!
From the best bliss that earth imparts
We turn unfilled to thee again.

Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood;
Thou savest those that on thee call;
To them that seek thee, thou art good,
To them that find thee, all in all.

We taste thee, O thou living Bread!
And long to feast upon thee still;
We drink of thee, the Fountain Head,
And thirst from thee our souls to fill!

Our restless spirits yearn for thee,
Where'er our changeful lot is cast;
Glad, when thy gracious smile we see,
Blest, when our faith can hold thee fast

O Jesus, ever with us stay!
Make all our moments calm and bright!
Chase the dark night of sin away!
Shed o'er the world thy holy light!

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts!
Author: St. Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1150)
Translator: Ray Palmer (1858)
Meter: L.M.
Publication Date: 1916
Topic: Holy Communion
Tune Information
Name: CHRISTE REDEMPTOR
Meter: L.M.
Key: D Major
Source: Sarum Plainsong, Mode I



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