How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

The name of Jesus by John Newton


 * 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.


 * Dear Name, the Rock on which I build,
 * My Shield and Hiding Place,
 * My never failing treasury, filled
 * With boundless stores of grace!


 * By Thee my prayers acceptance gain,
 * Although with sin defiled;
 * Satan accuses me in vain,
 * And I am owned a child.


 * Jesus! my Shepherd, Husband, Friend,
 * O 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!

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