The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#139

139. Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

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

2 No 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 is it,
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
• Title: Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
• Author: Bernard of Clairvaux, (1091-1153)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Church Year: Sundays after Easter; Third Sunday after Easter; Christ: Longing for; Names and Office of Christ: Hope and Expectation; Names and Office of Christ: Glory; Names and Office of Christ: Prize; Names and Office of Christ: Savior; Christ our Glory; Name of Jesus and Christ

Tune Information

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