Hymn 155: How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

Verse 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.

Verse 2

It makes the wounded spirit whole,

And claims the troubled breast.

‘Tis manna to the hungry soul

And to the weary rest.

Verse 3

Dear name, the rock on which I 

My shield and hiding place [build

My never-failing treasury, filled 

With boundless stores of grace.

Verse 4

Jesus, my shepherd, Saviour Friend, 

My Prophet, Priest and King

My lord, my Life, my way, my[end

Accept the praise I bring

Verse 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.

Verse 6 

I would Thy boundless love pro-[claim

With every fleeting breath; 

So shall the music of Thy name 

Refresh my soul in death