Iesu dulcis memoria
Jesus, the very thought of Thee

Jesu, dulcis memoria,
Jesus, the very thought of Thee
dans vera cordis gaudia:
With sweetness fills the breast!
sed super mel et omnia
Yet sweeter far Thy face to see
ejus dulcis praesentia.
And in Thy Presence rest.
Nil canitur suavius,
No voice can sing, no heart can frame,
nil auditur jucundius,
Nor can the memory find,
nil cogitatur dulcius,
A sweeter sound than Jesus' Name,
quam Jesus Dei Filius.
The Saviour of mankind.
Jesu, spes paenitentibus,
O hope of every contrite heart!
quam pius es petentibus!
O joy of all the meek!
quam bonus te quaerentibus!
To those who fall, how kind Thou art!
sed quid invenientibus?
How good to those who seek!
Nec lingua valet dicere,
But what to those who find? Ah! this
nec littera exprimere:
Nor tongue nor pen can show
expertus potest credere,
The love of Jesus, what it is,
quid sit Jesum diligere.
None but His loved ones know.
Sis, Jesu, nostrum gaudium,
Jesus! our only hope be Thou,
qui es futurum praemium:
As Thou our prize shalt be;
sit nostra in te gloria,
In Thee be all our glory now,
per cuncta semper saecula.
And through eternity. Amen.
Amen.