493 | Glory to God#494 | 495 |
Text: | Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts |
Translator: | Ray Palmer |
Tune: | QUEBEC |
Composer: | Henry Baker |
Media: | Audio recording |
1 Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts,
thou fount of life, thou light of all,
from the best bliss that earth imparts
we turn, unfilled, to heed thy call.
2 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.
3 We taste thee, O thou living bread,
and long to feast upon thee still;
we drink of thee, the fountainhead,
and thirst our souls from thee to fill.
4 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.
5 O Jesus, ever with us stay;
make all our moments calm and bright.
O chase the night of sin away;
shed o'er the world thy holy light.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts |
Title: | Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts |
Translator: | Ray Palmer (1858, alt.) |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
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Topic: | Discipleship; Eucharist; Faith(6 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | QUEBEC |
Composer: | Henry Baker (1854) |
Meter: | LM |
Incipit: | 33351 22355 54234 |
Key: | E♭ Major |
This 19th-century American translation of stanzas from a longer Latin poem is so well shaped that it sounds like an original meditation on Christian experience centered on the Lord’s Supper. The North American tune name seems not to have originated with the English composer.
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Audio recording: | Audio (MP3) |