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by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091 - 1153)

Jesu, dulcis memoria
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Language: Latin 
Our translations:  DUT FRE
Jesu, dulcis memoria, 
dans vera cordis gaudia,
sed super mel et omnia,
eius dulcis praesentia.

Nil canitur suavius, 
nil auditur iucundius,
nil cogitatur dulcius
quam Jesus, Dei Filius.

Jesu, spes paenitentibus,
Quam pius es petentibus!
Quam bonus te quaerentibus!
Sed quid invenientibus?

Nec lingua valet dicere,
Nec littera exprimere:
Expertus potest credere,
Quid sit Jesum diligere.

Sis, Jesu, nostrum gaudium,
Qui es futurus praemium
Sit nostra in te gloria,
Per cuncta semper saecula. Amen.

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R. Dering sets stanzas 1, 2
W. Mozart sets stanzas 1-2

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  • by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091 - 1153) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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