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Jesus, the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills my breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see,
And in Thy presence rest.
With sweetness fills my breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see,
And in Thy presence rest.
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Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
Nor can the memory find
A sweeter sound than Thy blest Name,
O Savior of mankind!
Nor can the memory find
A sweeter sound than Thy blest Name,
O Savior of mankind!
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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!
O Joy of all the meek,
To those who fall, how kind Thou art!
How good to those who seek!
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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.
Nor tongue nor pen can show;
The love of Jesus, what it is
None but His loved ones know.
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O Jesus! light of all below!
Thou fount of life and fire!
Surpassing all the joys we know,
And all we can desire.
Thou fount of life and fire!
Surpassing all the joys we know,
And all we can desire.
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No other source have we but Thee,
Soul-thirst to satisfy.
Exhaustless spring! the waters free!
All other streams are dry.
Soul-thirst to satisfy.
Exhaustless spring! the waters free!
All other streams are dry.
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Jesus, our only Joy be Thou,
As Thou our Prize wilt be;
Jesus, be Thou our Glory now,
And through eternity.
As Thou our Prize wilt be;
Jesus, be Thou our Glory now,
And through eternity.
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Here from Seedbed Ministry/JD Walt’s Wake Up Call!
Irvine, CA, United States
Lord Jesus, we love you!
Storrs, Connecticut, United States
Jon B. Dykes composed SAINT AGNES [for Jesus the very thought of Thee]. Dykes named the tune after young Roman Christian woman who was martyred in A. D. 304 during the reign of Diocletian.
Hymnary. org.
Wimborne, Dorset, United Kingdom
Wonderful, timeless truth.
Nairobi, Rift Valley, Kenya
Wonderful song indeed, it inspired me a lot
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
WOW ~Worth Of Worship
Detroit, Michigan, United States
A brother posted this song on fb yesterday, and today I woke up with this song in my heart.
How wonderful that we on earth can know the love of Jesus, what it is. It surpasses knowledge and understanding. But we know it.
Bordeaux, Gironde, France
I thank the Lord God almighty, this song Jesus the very thought of thee always reminds me of the love of Christ Jesus the manner he died on the cross ➕ of calvary and the salvation we all have today as Christians Christ followers. I'm in depth to him and shall always confess him as my personal Lord and saviour, all glory to God the Father to the son and to the Holy spirit hallelujah Amen.
Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
This is a great "treasure mine". Thank you so much. God bless you guys over and again. It is such a delight to connect with other children of God from the world over. The New Jerusalem will be resplendent with God's glory indeed.
Alpharetta, GA, United States
Jesus is looking for those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him and looking for His glorious appearing in the clouds. I have been watching for the rapture of the church for almost three years, and Jesus said to look for all the signs which we see more and more everyday (Matthew 24). I was outside thinking about how soon Lord will you come, and this song popped into my head. Saints, the race is almost won, and look up, our redemption draws nigh. Maranatha.