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.

It makes the wounded spirit whole,

And calms the troubled breast;

’Tis manna to the hungry soul,

And to the weary, rest,

And to the weary, rest.

Verse 2

Dear Name, the rock on which I build,

My shield and hiding-place,

My never-failing treasury, filled

With boundless stores of grace!

By Thee my prayers acceptance gain,

Although with sin defiled;

Satan accuses me in vain,

And I am owned a child

And I am owned a child

Verse 3

Jesus! my Shepherd, Saviour, Friend,

O Prophet, Priest and King,

My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,

Accept the praise I bring,

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

I’ll praise thee as I ought.

Verse 4

Till then I would thy love proclaim

With every fleeting breath;

And may the music of thy Name

Refresh my soul in death,

Refresh my soul in death!