Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee

Halley, Paul (b. 1952)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATBB

Accompaniment:
Organ

Occasion:

Proper of Time → The Weeks in Ordinary Time → General Ordinary Time
Proper of Saints → Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (January 3)

Publication Information:
Pelagos Music

Lyrics:

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

No voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
Nor can the memory find
A sweeter sound than Thy blest Name,
O Savior of mankind!

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!

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.

Jesu, our only joy be Thou,
As Thou our prize will be;
Jesus be Thou our glory now,
And through eternity.

Submitted by: Anthony DiCello Added: May 26, 2022