Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: How sweet the name of Jesus sounds (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised

Date: 1882

Compiler: A I Hobbs et al

Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co

First Line: How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

Topic: Christ/High Priest

Writer: John Newton

Composer: Anonymous

Meter: CM

Tune: Harmony Grove (Stop)

Hymn Number: 318

Page Number: 114, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds 

In a believer's ear!

It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,

And drives away his fear.



It makes the wounded spirit whole,

And calms the troubled breast;

'Tis manna to the hungry soul,

And to the weary, rest.



Jesus, my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend,

My Prophet, Priest, and King,

My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,

Accept the praise I bring.



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.