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General information

Hymn for Sacred Name derived from St. Bernard's Jesu dulcis memoria. The chorale Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid is in part a paraphrase.

Settings by composers

Jeremiah Clarke SATB (English, Edward Caswall's translation)
Vittorio Franz SSA or ATB (v. 1)
Mariano Garau SATB (vv. 1 & 3)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SAB or SSA (vv. 1-2)
Giovanni Battista Riccio A solo (vv. 1,4-5, Iesus for Jesu)
Wietse Stuurman SATB (vv. 1,3)

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

Gregor Aichinger — Iesu rex admirabilis
Girolamo Frescobaldi — Jesu Rex admirabilis
Roger Petrich — O Jesus, King most wonderful

Text and translations

Latin text

1 Jesu, Rex admirabilis
Et triumphator nobilis
Dulcedo ineffabilis
Totus desiderabilis.

2 Mane nobiscum Domine
Et nos illustra lumine
Pulsa mentis caligine
Mundum reple dulcedine.

3 Te saeculorum Principem,
Te, Christe, regem gentium,
Te mentium, Te cordium
unum fatemur arbitrum.

4 Amor Iesus continuus
Mihi languor assiduus
Mihi Iesus mellifluus
Fructus vitæ perpetuus

5 Quocumque loco fuero
Semper Iesum desidero
Amore Iesus langueo
& corde totus ardeo

English translation

1 Jesus, wondrous king
and noble conqueror,
unutterable sweetness,
wholly desirable:

2 Remain with us, Lord,
and shine your light upon us,
drive away the darkness of our minds,
fill the world with sweetness.

3 You, Prince of all ages,
You, Christ, King of people,
You, of minds and hearts
we accept as the one Judge.

4 The never-ending love of Jesus
leaves me constantly weak,
To me, sweet Jesus,
You are the eternal fruit of my life.

5 In whatever place I find myself
I will always desire Jesus.
I am sick for love of Jesus
And my heart is aflame.

English translation

1 O Jesu, King most wonderful,
Thou Conqueror renowned,
Thou sweetness most ineffable,
In whom all joys are found!

2 When once thou visitest the heart,
Then truth begins to shine;
Then earthly vanities depart;
Then kindles love divine.

3 O Jesu! Light of all below!
Thou Fount of life and fire,
Surpassing all the joys we know,
And all we can desire:

4 May every heart confess thy name,
And ever thee adore;
And seeking thee, itself inflame
To seek thee more and more.

5 Thee may our tongues forever bless,
Thee may we love alone;
And ever in our lives express
The image of thine own.
Translation by Edward Caswall

German translation

1 Jesus, wunderbarer König
und edler Triumphator,
unaussprechliche Süßigkeit,
ganz Ersehenswerter.

2 Bleib bei uns, Herr,
und bescheine uns mit Licht,
vertreibe das Dunkel unseres Geistes,
fülle die Welt mit Süßigket.

3 Dich, Fürst aller Jahrhunderte,
dich, Christ, Herrscher der Völker,
dich im Geist, dich in den Herzen
nehmen wir als den einen Richter an.

4 Unaufhörliche Liebe [ist] Jesus
mir, unablässige Sehnsucht,
mir [ist] Jesus die honigfließende
ewige Frucht des Lebens.

5 An welchem Ort ich auch sein mag,
immer ersehne ich Jesus,
nach der Liebe Jesus* schmachte ich,
und im Herzen brenne ich ganz.

*so steht es im anscheinend fehlerhaften Text; es sollte wohl entweder "nach der Liebe Jesu" oder "in Liebe nach Jesus" heißen

French translation

1 Jésus, roi merveilleux
et noble conquérant,
douceur ineffable,
tout à fait souhaitable.

2 Reste avec nous, Seigneur,
et fais briller ta lumière sur nous,
chasse les ténèbres de nos esprits,
remplis le monde de douceur.

3 Toi, prince de tous âges,
Toi, Christ, Roi des peuples,
des esprits et des cœurs
nous t'acceptons comme juge unique.

4 L'amour infini de Jésus
me laisse constamment faible,
Pour moi, doux Jésus,
Tu es le fruit éternel de ma vie.

5 Où que je me trouve
Je désirerai toujours Jésus.
Je me languis d'amour de Jésus
et mon cœur est enflammé.