Text: | Jesus! the Very Thought of Thee |
Author (attributed to): | Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153 |
Translator: | Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 |
Tune: | [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.
Chorus:
O Thou the Balsam of the garden,
O Thou the sweet rose of Sharon!
Thou art the Lily of the Valley
How shall I part with Thee?
2 No voice can sing, no heart can frame,
Nor can the mem'ry find
A sweeter sound than Thy Jesus' name,
O Saviour of mankind. [Chorus]
3 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! [Chorus]
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. [Chorus]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Jesus! the very thought of Thee |
Title: | Jesus! the Very Thought of Thee |
Author (attributed to): | Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153 |
Translator: | Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 |
Refrain First Line: | O Thou the Balsam of the garden |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1970 |
Topic: | Worship of God |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Jesus! the very thought of Thee] |
Key: | A♭ Major |