O dulcis Jesu, Chiara Maria Cozzolani | TENET Vocal Artists

O dulcis Jesu, Chiara Maria Cozzolani (1602-c.1676)

TENET Vocal Artists
Molly Quinn, soprano
Virginia Warnken Kelsey, mezzo-soprano
Jeffrey Grossman, chamber organ
Hank Heijink, theorbo

Behind Convent Walls: January 4, 2019
Kirkland Chapel at the Fifth Ave Presbyterian Church

Text:
O dulcis Iesu, tu es fons pietatis, tu es fons bonitatis, fonsque amoris, et apud te est fons vitæ, O dulcis Iesu.
Bibat ergo in te solo anima mea, ad te solum confugiat, ad te die nocteque clamet,quia in te solo vera est quies, vera dulcedo, veraque pax et vita.
Præbe mihi, amantissime Iesu, tuum dulcissimum lumen; infunde, suavissime Domine, infunde in animam meam amabilissime tuæ lucis scintillam, ut sic illustrata irradia- taque valeat te videre, te amare, amando te frui, fruendo te possidere, cum sanctis tuis in æternum. O dulcis Jesu...

English:
O sweet Jesus, You are the source of devotion, goodness and love, and in You is the source of life, O sweet Jesus.
So let my soul drink only from You, let it seek refuge only in You, let it cry to You day and night; for in You alone is true rest, true sweetness, and true peace and life.
Most beloved Jesus, grant me your sweetest light; lovingly infuse, most pleasant Lord, the ray of Your light into my soul, so that, thus illuminated and radiant, it may be worthy to see, love, enjoy, and possess You in enjoyment with your saints forever. O sweet Jesus.