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Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
- Jesus, the very thought of thee
with sweetness fills my breast;
but sweeter far thy face to see,
and in thy presence rest. - No voice can sing, no heart can frame,
nor can the mem’ry find,
a sweeter sound than thy blest name,
O Savior of mankind. - O Hope of ev’ry contrite heart,
O Joy of all the meek,
to those who fall, how kind thou art!
How good to those who seek! - But what to those who find? Ah, this
no tongue nor pen can show;
the love of Jesus, what it is
none but his loved ones know. - Jesus, our only joy be thou,
as thou our prize wilt be;
Jesus, be thou our glory now,
and through eternity.
Stanza Copyright
Latin, 11th cent.
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Hymn
491
Scripture Reference
Ephesians 3:16-19, Isaiah 57:15
Tune
Meter
C.M.
Composer Information
Dykes, John Bacchus (1866)
- Author: Caswall, Edward (44)