The New English Hymnal ‎#329a

329a. Jesu, Son of Mary

1 Jesu, Son of Mary,
Fount of life alone,
Here we hail thee present
On thine altar-throne.
Humbly we adore thee,
Lord of endless might,
In the mystic symbols
Veiled from earthly sight.

2 Think, O Lord, in mercy
On the souls of those
Who, in faith gone from us,
Now in death repose.
Here 'mid stress and conflict
Toils can never cease;
There, the warfare ended,
Bid them rest in peace.

3 Often were they wounded
In the deadly strife;
Heal them, Good Physician,
With the balm of life.
Every taint of evil,
Frailty and decay,
Good and gracious Saviour,
Cleanse and purge away.

4 Rest eternal grant them,
After weary fight;
Shed on them the radiance
Of thy heavenly light.
Lead them onward, upward,
To the holy place,
Where thy saints made perfect
Gaze upon thy face.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesu, Son of Mary
• Translator: Edmund Palmer, 1856-1931
• Meter: 65 65 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Sacraments and Other Rites: Funerals and the Departed; Holy Communion
• Source: Swahili

Tune Information

• Name: SWAHILI
• Composer: J. A. P. Schulz, 1747-1800
• Meter: 65 65 D
• Key: G Major
• Source: Lieder im Volkston, Berlin 1785