All ye who Seek a Comfort Sure Tr. from the Latin (18c.)

ST. BERNARD (C.M.) Cologne, Tochter Sion

All ye who seek a com-fort sure
   In trou-ble and dis-tress,
What-ev-er sor-row vex the mind,
   Or guilt the soul op-press.

Je-sus, who gave Him-self for you
   Up-on the cross to die,
O-pens to you His sa-cred heart;
   O to that heart draw nigh.

Ye hear how kind-ly He in-vites;
   Ye hear His words so blest--
"All ye that la-bor come to me,
   And I will give you rest."

O Je-sus, joy of saints on high,
   Thou hope of sin-ners here,
At-tract-ed by those lov-ing words
   To Thee I lift my prayer.

Wash Thou my wounds in that dear blood
   Which forth from Thee did flow;
New grace, new hope in-spire, a new
   And bet-ter heart be-stow.