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Text:Blessed Be the Name of the Lord
Author:Charles Wesley
Author (refrain):R. E. H.
Tune:[Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing]
Composer:Ralph E. Hudson
Harmonizer:William James Kirkpatrick

1074. Blessed Be the Name of the Lord

1 Oh, 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 pow'r of canceled 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: Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing
Title: Blessed Be the Name of the Lord
Author: Charles Wesley (1739)
Author (refrain): R. E. H.
Refrain First Line: Blessed be the Name, blessed be the Name
Meter: 8.8.8.8.10.8.10.8
Scripture:
Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Blessed_Be_the_Name_of_the_Lord); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (496); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (597)
Tune Information
Name: [Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing]
Composer: Ralph E. Hudson
Harmonizer: William James Kirkpatrick (1888)
Meter: 8.8.8.8.10.8.10.8
Key: A♭ Major
Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Blessed_Be_the_Name_of_the_Lord); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (496); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (597)



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