Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1853
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: Jesus I love thy charming name
Topic: Loveliness and Excellency of Christ
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: Song 166
Page Number: 258, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsJESUS, I love thy charming name,
'Tis music to my ear;
Fain would I sound it out so loud,
That all the earth might 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 that my ardent soul can wish
In thee doth richly meet;
Nor to my eyes is light so dear,
Nor friendship half so sweet.
Thy grace shall dwell upon my heart,
And shed its 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 lab'ring breath,
And, dying, triumph in thy cross,
The antidote of death.