Jesu, Savior Ever Mild

Jesu

Sav­ior ev­er mild

Born for us a lit­tle child

Of the Vir­gin un­de­filed;

Hear us

O child Je­su.

Jesu

by the mo­ther-maid

In Thy swad­dling clothes ar­rayed

And with­in a man­ger laid;

Hear us

O child Je­su.

Jesu

to Thy tem­ple brought

Whom

as them the Spir­it taught

Simeon and An­na sought;

Hear us

O child Je­su.

Jesu

un­to whom of yore

Wise men

hast­en­ing to a­dore

Gold and myrrh and in­cense bore;

Hear us

O child Je­su.

Jesu

forced away to flee

By King Her­od’s cru­el­ty

From the roof that shel­tered Thee;

Hear us

O child Je­su.

Jesu

whom Thy mo­ther found

Sitting in the tem­ple’s bound

With the doc­tors placed around;

Hear us

O child Jesu.

Jesu

Lord of life and death

Who to her that gave Thee breath

Subject was in Na­za­reth;

Hear us

O child Je­su.

From all pride and vain con­ceit

From all spite and ang­ry heat

From all ly­ing and de­ceit

Deliver us

child Je­su.

From all sloth and idle­ness

From rej­oic­ing at dis­tress

From our en­vy

gree­di­ness;

Deliver us

child Je­su.

From per­verse­ness

mur­mur­ing

Thoughts in pray­er-time wan­der­ing

From each ev­il word and thing

Deliver us

child Je­su.

By Thy com­ing from the skies

Here to dwell in mor­tal wise

To en­light­en mor­tal eyes;

Save us

O child Je­su.

By Thy birth and child­ish years

By Thy sor­rows and Thy tears

By Thine in­fant wants and fears;

Save us

O child Je­su.

By Thine own un­con­quered might

By Thy nev­er-fad­ing light

By Thy mer­cies in­fi­nite

Save us

O child Je­su.