Text: | O Jesus, King Most Wonderful |
Translator: | E. Caswall |
Tune: | LAND OF REST |
1 O Jesus, King most wonderful,
thou Conqueror renowned,
thou sweetness most ineffable,
in whom all joys are found,
2 when once thou visitest the heart,
then truth begins to shine,
then earthly vanities depart,
then kindles love divine.
3 May ev'ry heart confess thy name,
and ever thee adore,
and, seeking thee, itself inflame
to seek thee more and more.
4 Thee may our tongues forever bless,
thee may we love alone,
and ever in our lives express
the image of thine own.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O Jesus, King most wonderful |
Title: | O Jesus, King Most Wonderful |
Translator: | E. Caswall (1849) |
Meter: | CM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1985 |
Source: | Jesu, rex admirabile, medieval Latin lyric |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | LAND OF REST |
Meter: | CM |
Key: | G Major |
Copyright: | Arr. Erik Routley (1976) harmonization copyright © 1976 by Hinshaw Music, Inc. |