O Radix Jesse

Verse 1

O Root of Jesse, upon whom The Holy Ghost shall rest, Whose limbs thru’ all the world shall bloom To bless and to be blest:

Verse 2

True vine, in whom we must abide To bring forth plenteous fruit, Whose branches, when by tempests tried Are firm in you, their Root:

Verse 3

You are a shadow from the heat, Which burns the thirsty ground, A hiding place when tempests beat Upon the plains around.

Verse 4

O Root of Jesse, day by day To you our prayers we send. Come now, and thru’ the world, we pray, Your healing leaves extend.

Verse 5

We wait in faith, we wait in prayer Until the happy time Wherein your branches fruit shall bear Thru’ every distant clime.

Verse 6

To God, by all to be adored, Are praise and glory due; To Jesse’s Root, and David’s Lord, And Holy Ghost, to you.