Jesu, gentlest Saviour (John Stainer)
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- CPDL #15537: NoteWorthy Composer Sibelius4 Sibelius4
- Editor: John Henry Fowler (submitted 2007-11-27). Score information: A4, 1 page, 18 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Edition based on the Cyber Hymnal™ - File Sizes: PDF: 18 KB, 2nd PDF: 17 KB, MIDI: 2 KB, NoteWorthy Composer: 1 KB, Sib4: 29 KB.
General Information
Tune: Eucharisticus
Title: Jesu, gentlest savior
Composer: John Stainer
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns Meter: 65.65
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
Published: Tune: Eucharisticus, John Stainer, in Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1875; Lyrics: Frederick W. Faber, Oratory Hymns, 1854.
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Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- Jesu, gentlest Savior,
- Thou art in us now,
- Fill us with Thy goodness,
- Till our hearts o’erflow.
- 2.
- Multiply our graces,
- Chiefly love and fear,
- And, dear Lord, the chiefest,
- Grace to persevere.
- 3.
- Oh, how can we thank Thee,
- For a gift like this,
- Gift that truly maketh
- Heav’n’s eternal bliss!
- 4.
- Ah! when wilt Thou always
- Make our hearts Thy home?
- We must wait for Heaven;
- Then the day will come.
Lyrics: Frederick W. Faber, Oratory Hymns, 1854.