O Jesu, nomen dulce, SWV 308 (Heinrich Schütz)

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Editor: Vincent Carpentier (submitted 2002-04-29).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 224 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: from 'Kleine geistliche Konzerte' SWV 308, link revised October 6, 2004.

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Title: O Jesu, nomen dulce, SWV 308
Composer: Heinrich Schütz

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Tenor solo

Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: Basso continuo
Published: Schütz Complete Works Kleine geistliche Konzerte, Vol. 2 (Spitta)

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Original text and translations

Latin text

O Jesu nomen dulce
Nomen admirabile
Nomen confortans
Quid enim canitur suavius
Quid auditur jucundius
Quid cogitatur dulcius
Quam Jesus Dei filius.

O nomen Jesu, verus animae cibus
In ore mel, in aure melos,
in corde laetitia mea
Tuum itaque nomen, dulcissime Jesu,
in aeternum in ore meo portabo.

English translation

O Jesus, sweet name!
Admirable name!
Comforting name!
What truly is sung more sweetly?
What is heard more pleasantly?
What is thought of more dear?
Who but Jesus, God’s Son?

O name of Jesus! Honey in my mouth,
Song in my ear, source of delight in my heart!
Therefore your name, sweetest Jesus,
I will carry in my mouth into eternity!