| Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907. | | | II. St. Bernard’s Hymn; or, the Loving Soul’s Jubilation.
II. “O Jesu, King most wonderful!” | | By Edward Caswell (1814–1878) |
| | | O JESU, King most wonderful! | |
| Thou Conqueror renown’d; | |
| Thou sweetness most ineffable! | |
| In whom all joys are found! | |
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| Stay with us, Lord; and with Thy light | 5 |
| Illume the soul’s abyss; | |
| Scatter the darkness of our night, | |
| And fill the world with bliss! | |
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| When once Thou visitest the heart, | |
| Then truth begins to shine; | 10 |
| Then earthly vanities depart; | |
| Then kindles love divine. | |
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| Jesu! Thy mercies are untold, | |
| Through each returning day; | |
| Thy love exceeds a thousandfold | 15 |
| Whatever we can say; | |
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| That love which in Thy Passion drain’d | |
| For us Thy precious Blood; | |
| Whence with Redemption we have gain’d | |
| The Vision of our God! | 20 |
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| May every heart confess Thy name, | |
| And ever Thee adore; | |
| And, seeking Thee, itself inflame | |
| To seek Thee more and more. | |
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| Jesu, our only joy be Thou, | 25 |
| As Thou our prize wilt be; | |
| Jesu, be Thou our glory now, | |
| And through eternity. | | | | |
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