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 Jesus, the very thought of Thee
 * With sweetness fills my breast;

But sweeter far Thy face to see,
 * And in Thy presence rest.

Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
 * Nor can the memory find,

A sweeter sound than Thy blest name,
 * O Saviour of mankind!

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!

But what to those who find? Ah! this
 * Nor tongue nor pen can show:

The love of Jesus what it is
 * None but His loved ones know.

—Bernard of Clalrvaux—almost a contemporary (1091–1152).