Verse 1

JESU! the very thought is sweet, In that dear name all heart-joys meet; But sweeter than the honey far The glimpses of His presence are.

Verse 2

No word is sung more sweet than this, No name is heard more full of bliss, No thought brings sweeter comfort nigh Than Jesus, son of God most high.

Verse 3

I seek for Jesus in repose, When round my heart its chambers close; Abroad, and when I shut the door, I long for Jesus evermore.

Verse 4

With Mary in the morning gloom I seek for Jesus at the tomb; For Him, with love’s most earnest cry, I seek with heart and not with eye.

Verse 5

Jesusto God the Father gone, Is seated on the heavenly throne: My heart hath also passed from me, That where He is there it may be.

Verse 6

We follow Jesus now, and raise The voice of prayer, the hymn of praise That He at last may make us meet With Him to gain the heavenly seat.

History of Jesu The Very Thought Is Sweet