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Free accompaniment for Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee (St. Bernard of Clairvaux; Edward Caswall): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ST. AGNES (John Bacchus Dykes) in four-part harmony, 6 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.
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- 1Jesus! the very thought of Thee
- With sweetness fills my breast;
- But sweeter far Thy face to see
- And in Thy presence rest.
- 2No voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
- Nor can the mem'ry find
- A sweeter sound than Thy blest name,
- O Savior of mankind.
- 3O 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!
- 4But 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.
- 5Jesus, our only joy be Thou,
- As Thou our prize wilt be;
- Jesus, be Thou our glory now,
- And thro' eternity!
- 6Amen.
About this music
ST. AGNES — John Bacchus Dykes. Setting: "Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church", 1875.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church, 1875, Hymn 69, first tune Lyrics from : Eclectic Review, 1836, p.478-479. All but last two verses found in Museum of foreign literature, science and art, Volumes 29-30, E. Littell, 1836, p.554 or The Penny Protestant operative, 1840, p.95; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee page.
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