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Text:Blessed Be the Name
Author:Charles Wesley
Author (refrain):Ralph Hudson
Tune:BLESSED BE THE NAME
Arranger:Ralph E. Hudson
Arranger:William J. Kirkpatrick
Composer:Anonymous

52. Blessed Be the Name

1 O for a thousand tongues to sing -
Blessed be the Name of the Lord!
The glories of my God and King -
Blessed be the Name of the Lord!

Refrain:
Blessed be the Name, blessed be the Name;
Blessed be the Name of the Lord!
Blessed be the Name, blessed be the Name;
Blessed be the Name of the Lord!

2 Jesus, the Name that charms our fears -
Blessed be the Name of the Lord!
'Tis music in the sinner's ears -
Blessed be the Name of the Lord! [Refrain]

3 He breaks the power of cancelled sin -
Blessed be the Name of the Lord!
His blood can make the foulest clean -
Blessed be the Name of the Lord! [Refrain]

4 I never shall forget that day -
Blessed be the Name of the Lord!
When Jesus washed my sins away -
Blessed be the Name of the Lord. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: O for a thousand tongues to sing
Title: Blessed Be the Name
Author: Charles Wesley
Author (refrain): Ralph Hudson
Refrain First Line: Blessed be the name, blessed be the name
Meter: L.M. with Refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Topic: Bless the Lord; Adoration and Praise: Jesus Our Savior
Tune Information
Name: BLESSED BE THE NAME
Composer: Anonymous
Arranger: Ralph E. Hudson
Arranger: William J. Kirkpatrick
Meter: L.M. with Refrain
Key: A♭ Major



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