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231 | The Hymnal#232 | 233 |
Text: | How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds |
Author: | John Newton |
Tune: | ST. PETER |
Composer: | Alexander R. Reinagle |
How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
In a believer's ear!
It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds,
And drives away our 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.
Jesus! my Shepherd, Guardian, 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.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds |
Author: | John Newton (1774) |
Meter: | C.M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1916 |
Topic: | Sundays after Trinity: The Divine Love; Visitation; Sunday Schools: Christmastide(2 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. PETER |
Composer: | Alexander R. Reinagle (1836) |
Meter: | C.M. |
Incipit: | 51765 54332 14323 |
Key: | E♭ Major |