''Jesu dulcis memoria'' is a

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often attributed to

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. The name can refer either to the entire poem, which, depending on the manuscript, ranges from forty-two to fifty-three stanzas, or only the first part. The hymn inspired other variants, such as the "De nomine Iesu." Three sections of it are used as hymns in the

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of the

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: "Iesu dulcis memoria" (

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), "Iesu rex admirabilis" (

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), "Iesu decus angelicum" (

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). Several English hymns sung today are based on translations of ''Jesu dulcis memoria''. These include "Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts" (1858 translation by Ray Palmer) and "Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee" (1849 translation by

Edward Caswall Edward Caswall, CO, (15 July 1814 – 2 January 1878) was a clergyman and hymn writer who converted to Catholicism and became an Oratorian priest. His more notable hymns include: "Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise"; "Come, Holy Ghos ...

Opening stanzas

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Music

The tune to which the hymn was sung can be heard a

It has also been set to music by

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526 – 2 February 1594) was an Italian composer of late Renaissance music. The central representative of the Roman School, with Orlande de Lassus and Tomás Luis de V ...

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, and others. Alan Gray's 1928 anthem ''What are these that glow from afar?'', composed in memory of his two sons lost in the war, uses a quotation from ''Jesu dulcis memoria'' to great effect.ChoralWiki entry for ''What are these that glow from afar?''
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Tenth Avenue North Tenth Avenue North is an American contemporary Christian music band from West Palm Beach, Florida. The band released a total of fifteen original music projects, including eight full-length studio albums (six of which reached the Billboard 200, i ...

covered the song on their album

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