by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Jesu Sweet
Language: English
Jesu Sweet, now will I sing To Thee a song of love longing; Do in my heart a quick well spring Thee to love above all thing. Jesu Sweet, my dim heart's gleam Brighter than the sunnèbeam! As thou wert born in Bethlehem Make in me thy lovèdream. Jesu Sweet, my dark heart's light Thou art day withouten night; Give me strength and eke might For to loven Thee aright. Jesu Sweet, well may he be That in Thy bliss Thyself shall see: With love cords then draw Thou me That I may come and dwell with Thee.
Glossary
eke = also
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, from "A Medieval Anthology", edited by Mary Segar. [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934), "Jesu Sweet", op. 35 no. 1 (1916-1917), published 1920 [ soprano or tenor and violin ], from Four Songs for Voice and Violin, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Geoffrey Wieting
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 98