Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#353

353. 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 memory find
A sweeter sound than Thy blest Name,
O Saviour of mankind!

3 O Hope of every contrite heart,
O 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 Jesus, our only Joy be Thou,
As Thou our Prize wilt be;
Jesus, be Thou our Glory now
And through eternity!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus! the very thought of Thee
• Author: Bernard of Clairvaux, d. 1153
• Translator: Edward Caswall (1849)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Communion with Christ

Tune Information

• Name: ST. AGNES
• Composer: John B. Dykes (1866)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major