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Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

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“Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus” as printed in Catholic Hymns (1860) (1860).

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This text comes from Catholic Hymns (1860), a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

Jesu, Creator of the world,

Of all mankind Redeemer blest;

True God of God, in whom we see

The Father's image clear express'd:

Verse 2

Thee, Saviour, love alone constrain'd

To make our mortal flesh Thine own;

And as a second Adam come,

For the first Adam to atone.

Verse 3

That selfsame love which made the sky,

Which made the sea, the stars, and earth,

Took pity on our misery,

And broke the bondage of our birth.

Verse 4

O Jesu, in Thy heart divine

May that same love for ever glow;

For ever mercy to mankind

From that exhaustless fountain flow!

Verse 5

For this Thy sacred heart was pierced,

And both with blood and water ran;

To cleanse us from the stains of guilt,

And be the hope and strength of man.

Verse 6

To God the Father and the Son,

All praise, and power, and glory be

With Thee, O holy Paraclete,

Both now and through eternity.

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Traditional words. Historical text published in Catholic Hymns (1860) (1860); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

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Catholic Hymns (1860) (1860), “Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus”

The 1860 published edition is in the public domain in the United States (pre-1931 publication). Entries whose credited author died more than 70 years ago are also in the public domain in life-plus-70 jurisdictions; other entries are held.

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