Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#238

238. Ho Sweet the Name!

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

2 It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
“Tis 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 neverfailing treasury, filled
With boundless stores of grace.

4 Jesus! my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King!
My Lord, my life, my way, my end!
Accept the praise I bring.

5 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.

Text Information

• First Line: How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear
• Title: Ho Sweet the Name!
• Author: John Newton (1725-1807) (1779)
• Meter: C.M.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Song of Solomon 1:3
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Glory and Praise

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PETER
• Composer: Alexander R. Reinagle (1799-1877)o (1836)
• Meter: C.M.
• Incipit: 51765 54332 14323
• Key: D Major