[Verse 1]
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Jesus, the very thought of Thee,
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With sweetness fills my breast;
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But sweeter far Thy face to see,
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And in Thy presence rest.
[Verse 2]
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No voice can sing, no heart can frame,
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Nor can the mem’ry find
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A sweeter sound than Jesus’ name,
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The Saviour of mankind.
[Verse 3]
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O hope of every contrite heart!
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O joy of all the meek,
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To those who fall, how kind Thou art!
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How good to those who seek!
[Verse 4]
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But what to those who find? Ah! This
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Nor tongue nor pen can show;
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The love of Jesus—what it is,
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None but His loved ones know.
[Verse 5]
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Jesus, our only joy be Thou,
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As Thou our prize wilt be;
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In Thee be all our glory now,
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And through E-ter-ni-ty