O Heart of Jesus, Heart of God,\nO source of boundless love,\nBy angels praised, by saints adored,\nFrom their bright thrones above.\n2. The poorest, saddest heart on earth;\nMay claim thee for its own;\nO burning, throbbing heart of Christ,\nToo late, too little known.\n3. The very sound of those sweet words,\n“The Sacred Heart,” can give,\nTo the most lone and burdened soul,\nStrength to endure and live.\n4. A mother may forget her child,\nA father prove untrue;\nA brother or a sister turn\nUnkind and thankless too.\n5. The hearts of men are often hard\n80\nAnd full of selfish care;\nBut in the Sacred Heart we find\nA refuge from despair.\n6. To thee, my Jesus, then I come,\nA poor and helpless child;\nAnd on thine own words, “Come to Me,”\nMy only hope I build.\n7. The world is cold, and life is sad,\nI crave the blessèd rest\nOf those who lay their weary heads\nUpon thy sacred breast.\n8. For love is stronger far than death,\nAnd who can love like thee\nMy Saviour, whose appealing Heart\nBroke on the cross for me?\n9. The purest, deepest, earthly love,\nWhat is it, Lord, to thine?\nA single drop from a great fount,\nEternal and divine.