How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear

Hymn Text: How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear
First Line: How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear
Author: John Newton (1774)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English


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HOW SWEET THE NAME OF JESUS SOUNDS (Celebration 123)

1 How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
In a believer's ear!
It soothes his 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

6 Jesus! my Shepherd, Husband, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.

7 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.

8 Till then I would thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of thy Name
Refresh my soul in death.

The Christian's duty, exhibited in a series of hymns, 1791