Jesus! 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, no heart can frame,
Nor can the memory find,
A sweeter sound than Jesu’s name,
The Savior of mankind.
O hope of every contrite heart!
O joy of all the meek!
To those who ask, how kind thou art!
How good to those who seek!
But what to those who find? 0, this
No tongue nor pen can show;
The love of Jesus, what it is,
None but his loved ones know.