heart-piercing
/ˈhɑːtˌpɪəsɪŋ/adjective
1Of a weapon or blow: that pierces, or is intended to pierce, the heart.
2 Figurative. Having an intense effect on the emotions; deeply moving. Also (of an emotion): keenly felt.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Edmund Spenser (?1552–1599), poet and administrator in Ireland. From heart + piercing.