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Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

Hymn for Vespers on the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. A cento of a longer hymn is usually ascribed to Saint Bernard (1091-1153). There are six translations of the hymn; more of this cento. The English translation given in Britt is by E. Caswall; the third verse reads

O Hope of every contrite heart,

O Joy of all the meek,

To those who fall, how kind Thou art

How good to those who seek!

Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​j/jesu-the-very-thought-of-thee.html. 1910.