O Jesu, Thou the Beauty Art

O Je­su

Thou the beau­ty art

Of an­gel worlds ab­ove;

Thy name is mu­sic to the heart

Enchanting it with love.

Celestial sweet­ness un­al­loyed!

Who eat Thee hun­ger still:

Who drink of Thee still feel a void

Which naught but Thou can fill.

O my sweet Je­sus! hear the sighs

Which un­to Thee I send;

To Thee mine in­most spir­it cries

My be­ing’s hope and end!

Stay with us

Lord

and with Thy light

Illume the soul’s ab­yss;

Scatter the dark­ness of our night

And fill the world with bliss.

O Je­su! spot­less vir­gin-flow­er!

Our life and joy! To Thee

Be praise

bea­ti­tude

and pow­er

Through all eter­ni­ty.