Text:Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
Translator:Edward B. Caswall
Tune:ST. AGNES
Composer:John Bacchus Dykes

112. Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, the very thought of thee
Title: Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
Translator: Edward B. Caswall (1849, alt.)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
Topic: Jesus Christ: Adoration and Praise; Jesus Christ: Nature of
Source: Latin c. 12th century
Tune Information
Name: ST. AGNES
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1866)
Meter: CM
Key: G Major or modal


Text Information:

Caswall's translation catches the devout character of the original Latin

Tune Information:

English Anglican prelate and composer Dykes composed over three hundred hymn tunes


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