Jesus, The Very Thought Of Thee

Words:
Arranged
Music:
George F. Händel

Sheet music

  1. 1Jesus, the very tho’t of TheeWith sweetness fills the breast;But sweeter far Thy face to see,And in Thy presence rest,And in Thy presence rest.Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,Nor can the mem’ry findA sweeter sound than Thy blest name,O Savior of mankind!O Savior of mankind!
  2. 2O 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!How good to those who seek!But what to those who find?Ah, this no tongue or pen can show;The love of Jesus, what it is,None but His loved ones know.
  3. 3Jesus, our only joy be Thou,As Thou our Prize wilt be;Jesus, be Thou our glory nowAnd thru eternity.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1849, the words are in 1,129 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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