Church Book ‎#221

221. How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds

1 How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
In a believer's ear!
It soothes our sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.

2 It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
'Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest.

3 Dear Name! the Rock on which I build,
My Shield and Hiding-place;
My never-failing Treasury, filled
With boundless stores of grace.

4 By Thee my prayers acceptance gain,
Although with sin defiled:
Satan accuses me in vain,
And I am owned a child.

5 Weak is the effort of my heart,
And cold my warmest thought;
But, when I see Thee as Thou art,
I'll praise Thee as I ought.

6 Till then, I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of Thy Name
Refresh my soul in death.

Text Information

• First Line: How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
• Author: John Newton (1779)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Praise to Christ; Circumcision; Name of Christ; New Years Day; Epiphany, Third Sunday; Sundays in Lent; Second Sunday after Trinity; Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune: #417

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Composer from index; Hugh Wilson, 18-