Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

SATB

110 -120
Words: Bernard of Clairvaux
Music: John B. Dykes

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Je - sus, the ve - ry thought of thee with sweet - ness fills my breast,

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Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame, Nor can the mem - 'ry find,

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But sweet - er far thy face to see and in thy pres - ence

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A sweet - er sound than thy blest name, O Sa - vior of man -

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Hope of the con - trite heart, O joy, joy of

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O hope of ev - 'ry con - trite heart, O joy, joy of

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all the meek, How kind thou art, how good to those who

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Je - sus, our on - ly joy be thou, As thou our prize wilt

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