During the season of Lent, FaithND will provide meditations on this season of preparation through musical offerings from the many Notre Dame choirs and sacred music ensembles. Songs will be featured on Ash Wednesday, each Tuesday and Saturday of Lent, and every day of Holy Week through the Octave of Easter.

Notre Dame Liturgical Choir – The University of Notre Dame Liturgical Choir is composed of approximately 70 undergraduate and graduate student singers and normally sings at the 10 A.M. Sunday Mass in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (changes to liturgical music are currently in place due to the pandemic).

Jesus is our one true source of consolation during our walk through this desert season. During difficult moments, we long to rest in his presence and we seek solace in him during this isolating pandemic. His blessed name is the sweet sound that drowns out the noise, confusion, and chaos of our lives. When our souls thirst for meaning, direction, and healing, this song reminds us that, “no other source have we but Thee, Soul-thirst to satisfy.” In this season of Lent, let us turn our hearts and our minds to Jesus knowing that the very thought of him will “fill [us] … with sweetness.”

(Lyrics)
Jesus, the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills my breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see,
And in Thy presence rest.

Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
Nor can the memory find
A sweeter sound than Thy blest Name,
O Savior of mankind!

O Hope of every contrite heart,
O Joy of all the meek,
To those who fall, how kind Thou art!
How good to those who seek!

But what to those who find? Ah, this
Nor tongue nor pen can show;
The love of Jesus, what it is
None but His loved ones know.

O Jesus! light of all below!
Thou fount of life and fire!
Surpassing all the joys we know,
And all we can desire.

No other source have we but Thee,
Soul-thirst to satisfy.
Exhaustless spring! the waters free!
All other streams are dry.

Jesus, our only Joy be Thou,
As Thou our Prize wilt be;
Jesus, be Thou our Glory now,
And through eternity.

Copyright: Public Domain.

For more songs, please visit Songs of Notre Dame: A Lenten Offering