How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
In a believer”¦s ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his
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, Husband, Friend,
O 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!
