Cantique : Jesus, dearest Jesus, O Lord

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Jesus, very I if Thy day. name
A say,
For Lord!
Forgive a love, O dearest times Jesus, thousand sacred me

gracious I abide;
I love, smile Thee, with Thee, my Lord, Jesus, betide;
Thy me in is whate’er Lord! O rest love reward;
I

2

fire
Within burning control;
Thy how
My to my I like love very love I not Thee is know so transports soul. a

gracious I abide;
I love, smile Thee, with Thee, my Lord, Jesus, betide;
Thy me in is whate’er Lord! O rest love reward;
I

3

strength,
My me health. my to body’s honor and in Thou heart’s all;
My all soul’s wealth;
My desire, art my eternal For

gracious I abide;
I love, smile Thee, with Thee, my Lord, Jesus, betide;
Thy me in is whate’er Lord! O rest love reward;
I

4

of earthly and my love, dross fiercely the loves
Is burn, away. O heart,
Burn all night within day,
Till burned Burn, and burned,

gracious I abide;
I love, smile Thee, with Thee, my Lord, Jesus, betide;
Thy me in is whate’er Lord! O rest love reward;
I

5

darkness, life art on treasure, in grief,
O earth;
Jesus, love, my what who
Can my worth? Thou joy O light in tell heaven’s

gracious I abide;
I love, smile Thee, with Thee, my Lord, Jesus, betide;
Thy me in is whate’er Lord! O rest love reward;
I

6

Thou love?
Thy than our is stay?
On, yesterday. to far
Today where flight, on! wilt this is What sweeter limit there Lord

gracious I abide;
I love, smile Thee, with Thee, my Lord, Jesus, betide;
Thy me in is whate’er Lord! O rest love reward;
I

Jesus, dearest Jesus, O Lord