Palmer translated it into English as "Jesu, Son of Mary, Fount of life alone". The was first published in 1902, and then revised for The English Hymnal, 1906.
With meter 11.11.11.11, tunes it has been set to include:
- ADORO TE DEVOTE Plainchant, Mode V, 13th century - from the Processionale, Paris, 1697 - perhaps the best-known tune used for this hymn
- EUDOXIA by English priest and composer Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924)
- WEM IN LEIDENSTAGEN by German composer Friedrich Filitz (1804-1876)
- by J. A. P. Schulz (1785)
- CORPUS DOMINI (Malet) by G. E. W. Malet (1839-1918).
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Examples
Choir with organ, live in a church-service, tune CORPUS DOMINI (Malet)
Choir with organ, tune ADORE TE DEVOTE
Choir with organ, professional recording, tune tba.
Singer, unaccompanied, tune
Instrumental - electronic organ, tune EUDOXIA
Lyrics
Traditional language
1 Jesu, Son of Mary, fount of life alone,here we hail thee present on thine altar- throne.
2 Humbly we adore thee, Lord of endless might,
in the mystic symbols veiled from earthly sight.
3 Think, O Lord, in mercy on the souls of those
who, in faith gone from us, now in death repose.
4 Here 'mid stress and conflict toils can never cease;
there, the warfare ended, bid them rest in peace.
5 Often were they wounded in the deadly strife;
heal them, Good Physician, with the balm of life.
6 Every taint of evil, frailty and decay,
good and gracious Saviour, cleanse and purge away.
7 Rest eternal grant them, after weary fight;
shed on them the radiance of thy heavenly light.
8 Lead them onward, upward, to the holy place,
where thy saints made perfect gaze upon thy face.
Modern English
1 Jesu, Son of Mary, fount of life alone,
here we hail You present on Your altar- throne.
2 Humbly we adore You, Lord of endless might,
in the mystic symbols veiled from earthly sight.
3 Think, O Lord, in mercy on the souls of those
who, in faith gone from us, now in death repose.
4 Here 'mid stress and conflict toils can never cease;
there, the warfare ended, bid them rest in peace.
5 Often were they wounded in the deadly strife;
heal them, Good Physician, with the balm of life.
6 Every taint of evil, frailty and decay,
good and gracious Saviour, cleanse and purge away.
7 Rest eternal grant them, after weary fight;
shed on them the radiance of Your heavenly light.
8 Lead them onward, upward, to the holy place,
where Your saints made perfect gaze upon Your face.
here we hail You present on Your altar- throne.
2 Humbly we adore You, Lord of endless might,
in the mystic symbols veiled from earthly sight.
3 Think, O Lord, in mercy on the souls of those
who, in faith gone from us, now in death repose.
4 Here 'mid stress and conflict toils can never cease;
there, the warfare ended, bid them rest in peace.
5 Often were they wounded in the deadly strife;
heal them, Good Physician, with the balm of life.
6 Every taint of evil, frailty and decay,
good and gracious Saviour, cleanse and purge away.
7 Rest eternal grant them, after weary fight;
shed on them the radiance of Your heavenly light.
8 Lead them onward, upward, to the holy place,
where Your saints made perfect gaze upon Your face.
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