The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3224

3224. Jesus! Dear Name, How Sweet It Sounds!

1. Jesus! dear name, how sweet it sounds!
Replete with balm for all our wounds:
His Word declares His grace is free,
Come, needy sinner, Come and see.

2. He left the shining courts on high,
Came to our world to bleed and die;
Jesus the Lord hung on a tree,
Come, thoughtless sinner, Come and see.

3. Your sins did pierce His bleeding heart,
Till death had done its dreadful part;
His boundless love extends to thee,
Come, trembling sinner, Come and see.

4. His blood can cleanse the foulest stain,
Can make the vilest sinner clean;
This fountain open stands for thee,
Come, guilty sinner, Come and see.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus! dear name, how sweet it sounds
• Title: Jesus! Dear Name, How Sweet It Sounds!
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WARD
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1830)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 55171 56555 55123
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Scottish melody
• Copyright: Public Domain