Jesu, dulcedo cordium

Jesu, delight of every heart,

Thou font of life, Thou source of light,
Earth can no joy so real impart,
No soul can form a hope so bright.

Abide with us, O Lord, we pray,
And cause Thy heavenly light to glow;
Drive from our minds the clouds away,
And let the world Thy sweetness know.

When Thou dost seek the humble heart,
Thy heavenly truth is freely given;
Then vanities of earth depart,
Then glows the fervent love of heaven.

O Jesus, of Thy wondrous grace,
Make us Thy boundless love to know;
And when we see Thee face to face,
To us Thy matchless glory show.

They know how sweet the Lord can be,
Who deeply drink His love divine;
How blest, who find their all in Thee,
Nor thirst for other joys than Thine.

O Thou the spring whence pity flows!
Light from the Fatherland to cheer!
To us Thy glorious light disclose,
Nor let dark clouds afflict us here.

~Traditionally attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux