Author: John Newton Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,634 hymnals Lyrics: 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. Topics: Praise to Christ; Circumcision; Name of Christ; New Years Day; Epiphany, Third Sunday; Sundays in Lent; Second Sunday after Trinity; Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity Used With Tune: MARTYRDOM
How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds