Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
Topic: The Love and Beauties of Christ
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 78
Page Number: 080, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHow sweet the name of Jesus sounds!
In a believers 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.
Dear name! The rock on which I build,
My shield, and hiding place;
My never-failing treasury fill'd
With boundless stores of grace.
Jesus! My shepherd, husband 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.
Till then I would thy love proclaim,
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of thy name,
Refresh my soul in death.