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Text:"His name Jesus"
Author:Philip Doddridge
Tune:HOLY CROSS
Arranger:fr. Mendelssohn

395. "His name Jesus"

1 Jesus! I love thy charming name,
'Tis music to mine ear;
Fain would I sound it out so loud,
That earth and heaven should hear.

2 Yes!--thou art precious to my soul,
My transport and my trust;
Jewels, to thee, are gaudy toys,
And gold is sordid dust.

3 All my capacious powers can wish,
In thee doth richly meet;
Not mine eyes is light so dear,
Nor friendship half so sweet.

4 Thy grace still dwells upon my heart,
And sheds its fragrance there;--
The noblest balm of all its wounds,
The cordial of its care.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus! I love thy charming name
Title: "His name Jesus"
Author: Philip Doddridge
Language: English
Publication Date: 1888
Scripture:
Topic: Christ: Character of; Christ: Jesus; Christians: Love for Christ (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: HOLY CROSS
Arranger: fr. Mendelssohn
Meter: C. M.
Key: B♭ Major



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