Jesu! The Very Thought Is Sweet!

Jesu! the ve­ry thought is sweet!

In that dear name all heart-joys meet;

But sweet­er than the ho­ney far

The glimps­es of His pre­sence are.

No word is sung more sweet than this:

No name is heard more full of bliss;

No thought brings sweet­er com­fort nigh

Than Je­sus

Son of God most high.

Jesu! the hope of souls for­lorn!

How good to them for sin that mourn!

To them that seek Thee

O how kind!

But what art Thou to them that find?

Jesu

Thou sweet­ness

pure and blest

Truth’s fount­ain

light of souls dis­tressed

Surpassing all that heart re­quires

Exceeding all that soul de­sires!

No tongue of mor­tal can ex­press

No let­ters write His bless­ed­ness

Alone who hath Thee in his heart

Knows

love of Je­sus! what Thou art.

O Je­su! King of won­drous might!

O Victor

glo­ri­ous from the fight!

Sweetness that may not be ex­pressed

And al­to­ge­ther love­li­est!

Remain with us

O Lord

to­day!

In ev­ery heart Thy grace dis­play;

That now the shades of night are fled

On Thee our spir­its may be fed.

All ho­nor

laud and glo­ry be

O Je­su

vir­gin-born

to Thee!

All glo­ry

as is ev­er meet

To Fa­ther and to Pa­ra­clete.