How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

The words

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   Stanza 1. How sweet the name of Jesus soundsIn a believer’s ear?It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,And drives away his fear.

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   Stanza 2. It makes the wounded spirit whole,And calms the troubled breast;’Tis Manna to the hungry soul,And to the weary rest.

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   Stanza 3. Dear name! the rock on which I build,My shield and hiding place;My never–failing treas’ry filledWith boundless stores of grace.

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   Stanza 4. By thee my prayers acceptance gain,Although with sin defiled,Satan accuses me in vain,And I am owned a child.

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   Stanza 5. Jesus! my Shepherd, Husband, Friend,My Prophet, Priest, and King;My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,Accept the praise I bring.

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   Stanza 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.

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   Stanza 7. ’Till then I would thy love proclaimWith every fleeting breath,And may the music of thy nameRefresh my soul in death.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 57. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-57