O Heart of Jesus, Heart of God,
O source of boundless love,
By angels praised, by saints adored,
From their bright thrones above.
2. The poorest, saddest heart on earth;
May claim thee for its own;
O burning, throbbing heart of Christ,
Too late, too little known.
3. The very sound of those sweet words,
“The Sacred Heart,” can give,
To the most lone and burdened soul,
Strength to endure and live.
4. A mother may forget her child,
A father prove untrue;
A brother or a sister turn
Unkind and thankless too.
5. The hearts of men are often hard
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And full of selfish care;
But in the Sacred Heart we find
A refuge from despair.
6. To thee, my Jesus, then I come,
A poor and helpless child;
And on thine own words, “Come to Me,”
My only hope I build.
7. The world is cold, and life is sad,
I crave the blessèd rest
Of those who lay their weary heads
Upon thy sacred breast.
8. For love is stronger far than death,
And who can love like thee
My Saviour, whose appealing Heart
Broke on the cross for me?
9. The purest, deepest, earthly love,
What is it, Lord, to thine?
A single drop from a great fount,
Eternal and divine.