The Kingdom of Praise ‎#102

102. The Name So Dear

1 There is a Name so very dear to me,
It is music to my fainting heart,
A charm in ev’ry hour of deep distress,
And a shield from ev’ry sinful dart.

Refrain:
The sweetest name to me is Jesus’ Name,
A balm for ev’ry earthly care,
In heav’n or earth there is no other Name,
That ever can with Jesus’ Name compare.

2 So sweet that Name, so wonderful His love,
Who on Calv’ry life eternal gave,
A ransom paid for all the sins of earth,
Oh that all might know His pow’r to save. [Refrain]

3 That Name gives promise of a home beyond,
When the cares of life shall all be past,
A home where partings nevermore shall come,
And no shadows on our path be cast. [Refrain]

4 So long as life and strength with me endure,
Shall my lips His worthy praise acclaim,
And then with all the ransom’d host above,
I shall glory still in Jesus’ Name. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There is a name so very dear to me
• Title: The Name So Dear
• Author: Grant Colfax Tullar
• Refrain First Line: The sweetest name to me
• Publication Date: 1920

Tune Information

• Name: [There is a name so very dear to me]
• Composer: I. H. Meredith