1 There is no name so sweet on earth,
no name so sweet in heaven,
the name before his wondrous birth
to Christ the Savior given.
Refrain:
We love to sing around our King,
and hail him blessed Jesus;
for there's no word ear ever heard
so dear, so sweet as "Jesus."
2 And when he hung upon the tree,
they wrote this name above him;
that all might see the reason we
forevermore must love him. [Refrain]
3 So now, upon his Father's throne,
almighty to release us
from sin and pains, he gladly reigns,
the Prince and Savior Jesus. [Refrain]
4 To Jesus ev'ry knee shall bow,
and ev'ry tongue confess him,
and we unite with saints in light,
our only Lord to bless him. [Refrain]
5 O Jesus, by that matchless name,
your grace shall fail us never;
today as yesterday the same,
you art the same forever. [Refrain]
Source: Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #178
First Line: | There is no name so sweet on earth |
Title: | The name of Jesus |
Author: | George W. Bethune (1858) |
Meter: | 8.7.8.7 with refrain |
Language: | English |
Refrain First Line: | We love to sing to Christ our King |
Notes: | Chinese translation: See "大地無名甜至如此!名甜至此高天無"; Arabic translation: See لا يوجد اسم في السما by As'ad Shududi; Hawaiian translation: See "Aole inoa Ma ke ao" by Lorenzo Lyons; German translation: See Der Name Jesus ist so süß" by Ernst Gebhardt; Spanish translation: See "No hay otro nombre para mi" by Frieda M. Hoh |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
There is no Name so sweet on earth. Name of Jesus. Said by Mr. H. P. Main to be by Dr. Bethune. It has been wrongly ascribed to E. Roberts, a musician.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)