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
John Newton