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Jesus! The very thought is sweet!

Latin Christian hymn text attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, as translated into English by John Mason Neale
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Jesus! The very thought is sweet!

Summary

Jesus! The very thought is sweet! is a lyrics[1].

Key Facts

  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet! authored Bernard of Clairvaux[2].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s instance of is recorded as lyrics[3].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s instance of is recorded as translated song[4].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s genre is recorded as hymn text[5].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s edition or translation of is recorded as Dulcis Iesu memoria[7].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s edition or translation of is recorded as Iesu dulcis memoria[8].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s translator is recorded as John Mason Neale[9].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s published in is recorded as The English Hymnal[10].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s title is recorded as Jesus! The very thought is sweet![11].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s title is recorded as Jesus, the very thought is sweet[12].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s title is recorded as Jesus! the very thought is sweet[13].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s first line is recorded as Jesus!—The very thought is sweet![14].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s first line is recorded as Jesus, the very thought is sweet[15].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s first line is recorded as Jesus! the very thought is sweet[16].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Christian Hymns[17].
  • Jesus! The very thought is sweet!'s Hymnary text ID is recorded as jesus_the_very_thought_is_sweet[18].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lyrics[3] and translated song[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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