238 How Sweet the Name!
[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.
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
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.
It makes the wounded spirit whole
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.
Dear name the rock on which I build
My shield and hiding place
My never-failing treasury filled
With boundless stores of grace.
[4]
Jesus! my Shepherd Guardian Friend
My Prophet Priest and King.
My Lord my life my way my end!
Accept the praise I bring.
Jesus! my Shepherd Guardian Friend
My Prophet Priest and King.
My Lord my life my way my end!
Accept the praise I bring.
[5]
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.
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.