Lutheran Worship ‎#279

279. How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In a believer's ear!
It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds,
And drives away all fear.

2 It makes the wounded spirit whole
And calms the heart's unrest;
It's 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 you my prayers acceptance gain
Although with sin defiled.
The devil charges me in vain,
And God calls me his child.

5 O Jesus, shepherd, guardian, friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King,
My Lord, my life, my way, my end,
Accept the praise I bring.

6 I praise in weakness from afar--
How cold my warmest thought!
But when I see you as you are,
I'll praise you as I ought.

7 Till then I would your love proclaim
With ev'ry fleeting breath;
And may the music of your name
Refresh my soul in death!

Text Information

• First Line: How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
• Title: How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
• Author: John Newton, 1725-1807 (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Topic: Comfort and Rest; Hope; Inner Life; Name of Jesus, The (New Year's Eve); Praise and Adoration; Redeemer

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PETER
• Composer: Alexander R. Reinagle, 1799-1877
• Meter: CM
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Arrangement: Copyright 1982 Concordia Publishing House.