Words: Un­known au­thor, be­fore 1754 (Dig­na­re me, O Je­su, ro­go Te); trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1861.

Music: Can­ter­bu­ry, , in Hymns and Songs of the Church, by George Wi­ther, 1623.


Jesu, grant me this, I pray,
Ever in Thy heart to stay;
Let me evermore abide
Hidden in Thy wounded side.

If the evil one prepare,
Or the world, a tempting snare,
I am safe when I abide
In Thy heart and wounded side.

If the flesh, more dangerous still,
Tempt my soul to deeds of ill,
Naught I fear when I abide
In Thy heart and wounded side.

Death will come one day to me;
Jesu, cast me not from Thee:
Dying let me still abide
In Thy heart and wounded side.