How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
Author: John Newton (1779)
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In a believer’s ear!
In a believer’s ear!
It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds,And drives away our fear.
It makes the wounded spirit whole
And calms the heart’s unrest;
And calms the heart’s unrest;
‘Tis manna to the hungry soul
And to the weary, rest.
And to the weary, rest.
Dear name! The rock on which I build,
My shield and hiding place;
My shield and hiding place;
My never-failing treasury filled
With boundless stores of grace.
With boundless stores of grace.
O Jesus, shepherd, guardian, friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King,
My Prophet, Priest, and King,
My Lord, my life, my way, my end,
Accept the praise I bring.
Accept the praise I bring.
How weak the effort of my heart,
How cold my warmest thought!
How cold my warmest thought!
But when I see Thee as Thou art,
I’ll praise Thee as I ought.
I’ll praise Thee as I ought.
Till then I would Thy love proclaim
With ev’ry fleeting breath;
With ev’ry fleeting breath;
And may the music of Thy name
Refresh my soul in death!
Refresh my soul in death!
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