ELHB Hymn 96
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
John Newton (1779)
Hymn Text
96. How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
Text and metadata are organized from Hymnary’s ELHB index pages and ELHL1918 instance pages.
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.
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.
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 never-failing Treasury, filled
With boundless stores of grace.
My Shield and Hiding-place;
My never-failing Treasury, filled
With boundless stores of grace.
4 By Thee my prayers acceptance gain,
Although with sin defiled:
Satan accuses me in vain,
And I am owned a child.
Although with sin defiled:
Satan accuses me in vain,
And I am owned a child.
5 Jesus! my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King,
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.
My Prophet, Priest, and King,
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.
6 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.
And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see Thee as Thou art,
I'll praise Thee as I ought.
7 Till then, I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of Thy name
Refresh my soul in death.
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of Thy name
Refresh my soul in death.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #96