Jesu decus angelicum

O Jesu, Thou the Beauty art

Jesu decus angelicum,
In aure dulce canticum,
In ore mel mirificum,
In corde nectar cœlicum.
Qui te gustant, esuriunt;
Qui bibunt, adhuc sitiunt;
Desiderare nesciunt,
Nisi Jesum, quem diligunt.
O Jesu mi dulcissime,
Spes suspirantis animæ!
Te quærunt piæ lacrimæ,
Te clamor mentis intimæ.
Mane nobiscum Domine,
Et nos illustra lumine;
Pulsa mentis caligine,
Mundum reple dulcedine.
Jesu flos Matris Virginis,
Amor nostræ dulcedinis,
Tibi laus, honor nominis,
Regnum beatitudinis.

O Jesu, Thou the Beauty art
Of Angel-worlds above;
Thy name is music to the heart,
Enchanting it with love.
Celestial Sweetness unalloyed!
Who eat Thee hunger still;
Who drink of Thee still feel a void,
Which naught but Thou can fill.
O my sweet Jesu! hear the sighs
Which unto Thee I send;
To Thee mine inmost spirit cries
My being’s hope and end!
Stay with us, Lord, and with Thy light
Illume the soul’s abyss;
Scatter the darkness of our night,
And fill the world with bliss.
O Jesu, spotless Virgin-flower,
Our life and joy; to Thee
Be praise, beatitude, and power,
Through all eternity.

Author, Translation, etc., as in the preceding hymns.

“O Jesus, glory of the Angels, Thou art a sweet canticle to the ear, wondrous honey to the mouth, heavenly nectar to the heart.”
“Those who taste of Thee still hunger; those who drink of Thee still thirst; they know not to desire ought else but Jesus whom they love.” Ego sum panis vitæ: qui venit ad me, non esuriet: et qui credit in me, non sitiet unquam (John 6, 35).
“O my most sweet Jesus, the hope of my sighing soul; loving tears and the cry of my inmost heart seek after Thee.”
“Stay with us, O Lord, and illuminate us with Thy light; the darkness of the mind having been dispelled, fill the world with Thy sweetness.”
“O Jesus, flower of the Virgin-Mother, love of our sweetness, to Thee be praise, honor of name, kingdom of blessedness.”