The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#434b

434b. Jesu, the very thought of Thee

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

2 No voice can sing, no heart can frame,
Nor can the memory find,
A sweeter sound than Jesus' Name,
The Saviour of mankind.

3 O hope of every contrite heart,
O J=joy of all the meek,
To those who fall, how kind Thou art!
How good to those who seek!

4 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.

5 Jesu, our only joy be Thou,
As Thou our prize wilt be;
In Thee be all our glory now,
And through eternity. Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesu, the very thought of Thee
• Title: Jesu, the very thought of Thee
• Translator: E. Caswall (1849)
• Author: S. Bernard
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1892
• Notes: Tune name index: ILFRACOMB

Tune Information

• Name: [Jesu, the very thought of Thee]
• Composer (attributed to): Samuel Webbe
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major