VENI JESUS, AMOR MI
VENI, Jesu, Amor mi,
Veni, Veni, Veni, amor Jesu,
Veni, Jesu, Amor mi,
Veni, O Amor mi.
Veni, Jesu, Amor mi, (3 times)
Veni, Veni, O Amor mi,
Veni, Amor mi, Veni, Amor mi.
Hid in Thine earthly home,
Lo! 'round Thy lowly shrine,
With suppliant hearts we come.
Dear Lord, to Thee our voice we raise,
In songs of love and heartfelt praise,
Sweet Sacrament divine!
Sweet Sacrament divine!
2. Sweet Sacrament of Peace!
Dear Home of ev'ry heart,
Where restless yearnings cease,
And sorrows all depart.
There in Thine ear, all trustfully,
We tell our tale of misery,
Sweet Sacrament of Peace!
Sweet Sacrament of Peace!
3. Sweet Sacrament of Rest!
Ark from the ocean's roar,
Within Thy shelter blest
Soon may we reach the shore.
Save us, for still the tempest raves;
Save, lest we sink beneath the waves;
Sweet Sacrament of Rest!
4. Sweet Sacrament divine!
Earth's Light and Jubilee,
In Thy far depths doth shine
Thy Godhead's Majesty.
Sweet Light, so shine on us, we pray,
That earthly joys may fade away,
Sweet Sacrament divine!
WHAT HAPPINESS CAN EQUAL MINE
WHAT happiness can equal mine?
I've found the object of my love;
My Saviour dear, my King divine
Is come to me from heav'n above.
2. He makes my heart His own abode,
His Flesh becomes my daily bread; He pours on me His healing Blood, And with His life my soul is fed.
3. My Love is mine and I am His;
In me He dwells, in Him I live;
Where could I taste a purer bliss?
What greater boon could Jesus give?
4. O royal Banquet! heav'nly Feast!
O flowing Fount of life and grace!
Where God the giver, man the guest,
Meet and unite in sweet embrace.
5. No more O Satan! thee I fear;
O world! thy charms I now despise; For Christ Himself is with me here; My joy, my life, my Paradise.
6. Dear Jesus, now my heart is Thine
Oh, may it never from Thee flee;
My God, be Thou forever mine,
And I Thine own eternally.
IN THIS SACRAMENT SWEET JESUS
IN this Sacrament sweet Jesus,
Thou dost give Thy Flesh and Blood, With Thy soul and God-head also,
As our own most precious food.
2. Yes, dear Jesus, I believe it,
And Thy presence I adore;
And with all my heart I love Thee,
May I love Thee more and more.
3. Come, sweet Jesus, in Thy Mercy,
Give Thy Flesh and Blood to me;
Come to me, O dearest Jesus,
Come, my soul's true life to be.
4. Come, that I may live forever,
Thou in me and I in Thee;
Living thus I shall not perish,
But shall live eternally.
WORD OF GOD TO EARTH DESCENDING
WORD of God to earth descending
With the Father present still,
Near His earthly journey's ending,
Hastes His mission to fulfil.
2. Well the traitor's kiss foreknowing,
Miracle of love divine,
See His Hands Himself bestowing
In the hallowed Bread and Wine.
3. Holy Body, Blood all Precious,
Given by Him to be our Food,
With them both He doth refresh us,
Formed like Him of flesh and blood.
4. Mighty Victim, earth's salvation,
Heavenly gates unfolding wide,
Help Thy people in temptation,
Feed them from Thy bleeding side.
5. Unto Thee the Hidden Manna,
Father, Spirit, unto Thee
Let us raise the loud Hosanna,
And adoring bend the knee.
JESUS, GENTLEST SAVIOR
JESUS, gentlest Savior,
God of might and power,
Thou Thyself art dwelling
In us at this hour.
2. Nature cannot hold Thee,
Heaven is all too strait
For Thine endless glory
And Thy royal state.
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