“How sweet the name of Jesus sounds”


 
A hymn written by John Newton

(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.

(2)

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.

(4)

Jesus, my Shepherd, Husband, 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.

(6)

Till then I would Thy love proclaim,
    With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of Thy name
    Refresh my soul in death.