Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: Jesus I love thy charming name
Topic: The Love and Beauties of Christ
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 94
Page Number: 079, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsJesus, I love thy charming name;
'Tis music to mine ear;
Fain would I sound it out so loud,
That earth and heav'n should hear.
Yes, thou art precious to my soul,
My transport and my trust;
Jewels to thee are gaudy toys,
And gold is sordid dust.
All my capacious pow'r can wish,
In thee doth richly meet;
Nor to my eyes is light so dear,
Nor friendship half so sweet.
Thy grace still dwells upon my heart,
And sheds it's fragrance there;
The noblest balm of all its wounds,
The cordial of its care.
I'll speak the honors of thy name,
With my last laboring breath;
Then speechless, clasp thee in mine arms,
The antidote of death.